Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, classic lemon tart. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Classic Lemon Tart is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Classic Lemon Tart is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

My favorite lemon tart tastes just like a classic 'tarte au citron' from France. It has shallow sides, a crumbly, sweet, cookie-like crust, and classic lemon curd filling with just enough butter to make it creamy and not too sour. Since the filling is quite rich, the lemon layer isn't very thick.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook classic lemon tart using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Classic Lemon Tart:

1. Make ready For the Pastry :
2. Take 125 gm Icing sugar
3. Take 3 large egg yolks
4. Get 300 gm Plain flour
5. Take 150 gm unsalted butter
6. Get 1/2 tsp salt
7. Take Seeds from 1/2 vanilla pod
8. Prepare Zest from 1/2 lemon
9. Prepare For the Filling :
10. Take Finely grated Zest & juice from 5 quality lemons
11. Make ready 300 ml Double Crea
12. Take 380 gm caster sugar
13. Prepare 9 large eggs
14. Prepare 1 large egg yolk

Making a lemon tart is truly simple. You make a simple buttery tart dough, that is baked and cooled before the filling. The filling in this classic lemon tart recipe is essentially a lemon curd. The resulting lemon tart is the perfect combination of sweet and sour in a pastry.

Steps to make Classic Lemon Tart:

1. Start with the pastry. Blitz the egg yolks & icing sugar till combined. Mix all other ingredients in a bowl till it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the egg mixture & mix till you achieve a soft dough. Wrap in cling film & place in the fridge for 30 mins
2. Grease a 20cm tart case. Roll out pastry between 2 sheets of greaseproof paper until 3mm thick. Line case making sure pastry overlaps. Place back in the fridge for 30 mins.
3. Set oven at 180c & bake the tart case blind for 30mins. Remove baking beans then return to the oven for a further 10 mins.
4. Remove from the oven & trim back pastry with a sharp knife.
5. Combine all filling ingredients into a bowl & gently stir over a pan of simmering water till the temperature reaches 62 degrees. Remove from heat & using a spoon skim off any residues…
6. Place tart case in the oven then pour in the filling to the brim. Bake for 25 mins or until the centre reaches 70 degrees. Allow to cool then serve.

Classic French Lemon Tart Audrey A crisp buttery crust with a smooth tangy lemon custard. That is all you need to recreate this utterly iconic French dessert: a Classic French Lemon Tart. A must to have in your baking repertoire as a French host(ess). This is a perfect dessert to transition from Winter to Spring. Line the tart shell with aluminum foil and fill with pie weights.

So that is going to wrap this up with this special food classic lemon tart recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I am sure you will make this at home. There’s gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!