French Lemon Tart
French Lemon Tart
Servings
Prep Time
10
slices
25
minutes
Cook Time
Passive Time
55
minutes
30
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
10
slices
25
minutes
Cook Time
Passive Time
55
minutes
30
minutes
Ingredients
Tart Pastry
1 3/4
cups
Plain Flour
sifted
1/3
cup
Icing Sugar
sifted
3/4
cup
Hazelnut Meal
180
g
Butter
chilled and cut into small cubes
Filling
3
Lemons
zested and juiced
5
Eggs
100
ml
Thickened Cream
1/2
cup
Caster Sugar
1
tsp
Vanilla Essence
1
tbsp
Caster Sugar
extra to sprinkle over tart
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl add flour, icing sugar & hazelnut meal. Stir to mix through
Add butter to bowl and using a flat blade beater mix until butter is combined with flour and coarse crumbs form.
Increase speed of mixer and continue beating until dough forms. Don’t overbeat the mixture.
Remove dough from bowl & roll into a ball.
Wrap with cling wrap and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Pre-heat a fan forced oven to 180°C (350°F).
Remove dough from refrigerator, and using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a flat disc.
Grease the sides of a 22cm flan dish (with removable base)
Line the base and sides of the flan dish with the dough. Trim dough from sides of dish.
Line flan dish with baking paper and fill with baking beads.
Bake in oven for 15 minutes.
Remove dish from oven, remove baking beads and baking paper, then return to oven uncovered and bake a further 5 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool while the filling is prepared (see instructions below).
Pour filling into tart shell and bake for about 30 minutes or until filling is firm.
Remove from oven and set aside to cool completely.
Once cool remove tart from flan dish.
Sprinkle 1 tbsp caster sugar over the top of the tart, then place under a grill until caster sugar melts and starts to brown.
Remove from grill and set aside to cool.
Serve with double cream or ice cream.
Filling
In a large mixing bowl, add lemon zest, lemon juice, eggs, caster sugar & vanilla essence. Mix until well combined.
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