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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.

52 K 4.8/5 (25 reviews)

3 hours 25 min. difficulté

Easy

3.05 €

3 Ingredients

Last modified on: March 23^th 2016

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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

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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.

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.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	370 RDI=110 %	2,890 RDI=200 %	1,620 RDI=180 %	19,480 RDI=720 %	81,540 RDI: 720 %
Per 100 g	50 RDI=10 %	360 RDI=30 %	200 RDI=20 %	2,430 RDI=90 %	10,190 RDI: 90 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,700 k-calories (or 11,300 k-joules) per day for a man Change to a woman

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 1 : 3.05 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

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)

You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, Blackberry and almond fondant tart, Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Lemon and grated apple tart, Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, ... See them all 43

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