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Servings: 1 Tart

Lemon Tart

Delicious tart for everyday and celebrations
Author: Anette Søstrøm Asmussen
Keyword: Cake, Dessert, New Year
Prep Time: 23 hours
Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 300 gram Wheat Flour
  • 150 gram Butter room temperature
  • 185 gram Powdered Sugar
  • 3 Egg
  • 0.5 Vanilla pod
  • 150 gram Whipping Cream
  • 100 gram Sugar
  • 3 Lemon the juice and zest
  • 1.5 gram Cornstarch
  • 100 gram egg white
  • 1 package Chickpeas for baking the tart crust

Instructions

  • The Base

  • Mix 300 g wheat flour, 150 g butter, 100 g powdered sugar, and 1 egg in a food processor, and blend until it forms a firm dough. Finish by kneading the dough on the table and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Roll out the dough on a floured surface. Place the tart dough in a non-stick tart tin and cover it with a piece of baking paper, fill the tart tin with dried chickpeas. Bake the crust for 15 minutes at 170 degrees Celsius (338 degrees Fahrenheit), regular oven. 
  • Let the tart crust cool on a wire rack with the chickpeas still in.
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  • The Lemon Cream

  • Split half a vanilla pod, and put the vanilla seeds in a bowl along with 100 g of sugar, 1.5 dl heavy cream, 2 eggs, ½ tsp cornstarch, and the zest and juice from 3 lemons. Blend it all together with a hand blender. 
  • Remove the chickpeas and baking paper, and pour the lemon cream into the tart crust. 
  • Bake the tart crust and lemon cream for 35-40 minutes at 110 degrees Celsius (230 degrees Fahrenheit) in a regular oven (or until the lemon cream is set).
  • Let the tart cool for at least 3 hours before removing it from the tin. (For best results, use a tart tin with a removable bottom.)
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  • Merengue

  • Whisk 100 g egg whites and 85 g powdered sugar into a stiff meringue, it should form firm peaks.
  • Put the meringue into a piping bag with the desired nozzle. Pipe the meringue in whichever pattern you prefer.
  • (If piping bags and nozzles aren't your thing, use a spoon, knife, or any other tool to spread the meringue.)
  • Lightly torch the meringue with a blowtorch until it's golden on top; this can also be done in the oven. However, I haven't tried this oven method myself.
  • The tart is ready to serve.

Notes

The tart tin can be found here.