Lemon Tart / Meringue Pie


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.
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Last modified on: March 23th 2016
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 55 min.
Resting: 2 hours
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 3 hours 25 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 30 min.
Lemon Tart / Meringue Pie
Roll out the pastry and line the tart tin or mould, then "bake blind".

Stage 2 - 2 min.
Lemon Tart / Meringue Pie
Once it has cooled, take the pastry case out of the tin or mould and transfer to a serving plate.

Stage 3 - 30 min.
Lemon Tart / Meringue Pie
Prepare 500 g of lemon curd.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Lemon Tart / Meringue Pie
Pour the lemon curd into the tart case while it is still warm.

Stage 5 - 2 min.
Lemon Tart / Meringue Pie
Smooth the top of the filling with a palette-knife and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Stage 6 - 2 hours
Lemon Tart / Meringue Pie
Your lemon tart is ready.

Stage 7 - 10 min.
Lemon Tart / Meringue Pie
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.
Lemon Tart / Meringue Pie
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.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe370 RDI=140 %2,890 RDI=270 %1,620 RDI=250 %19,480 RDI=970 %81,540 RDI: 970 %
Per 100 g50 RDI=20 %360 RDI=30 %200 RDI=30 %2,430 RDI=120 %10,190 RDI: 120 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, egg, Nuts
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This recipe uses (among others)
Lime (or lemon) curd
Lime (or lemon) curd

You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Little lime tarts, ... See them all 2

Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)
Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)

You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rhubarb tart, Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, Flaked almond tart, Strawberry Verveine Tart , Peach and green tea tart, ... See them all 43

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