Lemon Tart / Meringue Pie
Lemon tart is one of the great classics of French patisserie. The are lots of versions with different kinds of pastry and filling.
This one uses sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and lemon curd as the filling. Just top with meringue for that other classic: lemon meringue pie.
This one uses sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and lemon curd as the filling. Just top with meringue for that other classic: lemon meringue pie.
35K 25 4.8
Last modified on: March 23th 2016
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 , you will need:
- 1
300 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 2
500 g Lime (or lemon) curd - 3
400 g Italian Meringue (optional) - Total weight: 800 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 min. | 2 hours | 30 min. | 3 hours 21 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Roll out the pastry and line the tart tin or mould, then "bake blind".
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Once it has cooled, take the pastry case out of the tin or mould and transfer to a serving plate.
Stage 3 - 30 min.
Prepare 500 g of lemon curd.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Pour the lemon curd into the tart case while it is still warm.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Smooth the top of the filling with a palette-knife and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Stage 6 - 2 hours
Your lemon tart is ready.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
To turn this into a lemon meringue pie, follow the same method as for pear and lime meringue pie. Cover the filling with rosettes of meringue piped with a forcing bag.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Finish by browning the meringue with a gas torch or under a very hot grill for a few seconds.
Remarks
If you don't feel confident about making Italian meringue, normal meringue works well, too.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,090 Kcal or 8,750 Kj | 47 gr | 469 gr | 183 gr |
| 105 % | 18 % | 44 % | 28 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 261 Kcal or 1,093 Kj | 6 gr | 59 gr | 23 gr |
| 13 % | 2 % | 6 % | 3 % |
| Per | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,090 Kcal or 8,750 Kj | 47 gr | 469 gr | 183 gr |
| 105 % | 18 % | 44 % | 28 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 : 3.02 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Lime (or lemon) curd: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little lime tarts, Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, ... All |
 | Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to make tart cases, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, How to make a good pastry tart case , Pear and lime meringue pie, Citrus tart, ... All |
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