Lemon Tart

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    4hrs 53mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    669
based on 6 ratings

Lemon tart with a smooth bright lemon curd filling. Use our Sweet Shortcrust Pastry or your favorite pie shell.

recipe updated 17 Feb. 2022

Ingredients

  • Egg icon
    Egg
    4
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    200 g
  • Heavy cream icon
    Heavy cream
    150 g
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    3
  • Sweet shortcrust pastry icon
    Sweet shortcrust pastry
    1

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Whisk
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Rolling pin
  • kCook icon Lightly floured surface
  • kCook icon Saucepan
  • kCook icon Tart pan - 11 x 1"
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Add egg and granulated sugar to a clean saucepan
  2. Whisk briefly until combined
  3. Add heavy cream and lemon to the saucepan
  4. Mix until combined
  5. Heat slowly until thick - medium heat
  6. Prepare a clean medium bowl
  7. Chill in fridge - approx 3 hr
  8. Pre-heat oven - 175°C
  9. Roll out sweet shortcrust pastry onto a clean lightly floured surface
  10. Line a clean tart pan
  11. Fill with pie weights
  12. Bake until lightly browned - 18 min, 175°C
  13. Let cool - 15 min
  14. Pour
  15. Bake until set - 15 min, 175°C
  16. Let cool
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