FABULOUS Lemon Tart - The Scran Line
Ok, so here’s the thing. Straight up, the crust in this recipe is crispy and it stays crispy. So, there’s that. And I have a confession. I’m not actually a fan of really sweet lemon desserts because the flavour punches you in the tastebuds unless that’s what you’re into. But this is a thin pie. It’s not too deep so the flavour hits you in the right doses!
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Crust
225g - 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
75g - 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
110g - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
4 egg yolks
Lemon Filling
115g - 3/4 cup caster sugar (superfine)
1 tbsp lemon zest
185ml - 3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
4 large eggs
125ml - 1/2 cup heavy cream
Meringue
4 egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla extract
70g - 1/3 cup caster sugar (superfine)
Instructions:
Crust
Preheat your oven to 180°C / 355°F.
Add the flour, vanilla extract and powdered sugar to the bowl of a food processor and blitz for 20 seconds to combine. Add the butter and pulse until you reach lentil sized pieces. Add the egg yolks and blitz until small clumps of dough form. Keep the egg whites because we’ll be using them for the meringue!
Turn the crumbly mixture out your workbench and bunch it together (without kneading). Form a rough disc shape and then wrap in plastic. Chill for 60 minutes.
Dust your workbench with flour and use a rolling pin to roll out to 14 inches wide. Carefully roll over the rolling pin and then transfer and unroll over a 9-inch tart tin with removable bottom. Carefully lift the dough over the tart to allow it to naturally fall into the corns of the tart. You don’t want to stretch it or it will shrink as it bakes and become uneven. Discard excess dough.
Place the pie tin on a baking tray. Scrunch up a large piece of baking paper and then uncrunch it. Place on the inside of the tart tin. Fill with baking beads. I used dried chickpeas. Bake for 15 minutes. Then take it out of the oven, carefully lift out the beads using the baking paper and bake on 150°C / 300°F for a further 10 minutes. Once baked, allow to cool completely. Chill in the fridge for 2 hours or overnight.
Lemon Filling
Add the sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice (must be freshly squeezed), eggs and cream into a medium sized mixing bowl and whisk until well combined. Pour the filling into the baked pie crust and bake for 10 minutes. Then turn around in the oven and bake for 5-6 minutes. It will still be jiggly in the centre.
Meringue
Add about 1 tsp of white vinegar in the bottom of a clean glass or metal bowl and wipe down until dry. Add the egg whites and cream of tartar and use a whisk or electric hand mixer to whip until frothy. While the mixer is on high speed, add the sugar 1 tbsp at a time. Once it’s all in there continue whipping for 10 minutes until thick and glossy.
Add to a piping bag fitted with an open star tip and pipe swirls on top of the baked tart. Slice and serve!
Notes
Storage
Tart can be stored in an airtight container for up to three days without the meringue. I would recommend making the meringue a couple hours max before serving otherwise it begins to wheep.
⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
00:00 - INTRO
00:19 - MAKING THE DOUGH
01:32 - ROLLING OUT THE DOUGH
02:05 - FORMING THE SHELL
02:53 - BLIND BAKING
03:35 - LEMON FILLING
04:20 - MAKING THE MERINGUE
05:11 - LET’S DECORATE!
05:42 - THANKS FOR WATCHING!
#thescranline
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⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ RECIPE ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Crust
225g - 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
75g - 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
110g - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
4 egg yolks
Lemon Filling
115g - 3/4 cup caster sugar (superfine)
1 tbsp lemon zest
185ml - 3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
4 large eggs
125ml - 1/2 cup heavy cream
Meringue
4 egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla extract
70g - 1/3 cup caster sugar (superfine)
Instructions:
Crust
Preheat your oven to 180°C / 355°F.
Add the flour, vanilla extract and powdered sugar to the bowl of a food processor and blitz for 20 seconds to combine. Add the butter and pulse until you reach lentil sized pieces. Add the egg yolks and blitz until small clumps of dough form. Keep the egg whites because we’ll be using them for the meringue!
Turn the crumbly mixture out your workbench and bunch it together (without kneading). Form a rough disc shape and then wrap in plastic. Chill for 60 minutes.
Dust your workbench with flour and use a rolling pin to roll out to 14 inches wide. Carefully roll over the rolling pin and then transfer and unroll over a 9-inch tart tin with removable bottom. Carefully lift the dough over the tart to allow it to naturally fall into the corns of the tart. You don’t want to stretch it or it will shrink as it bakes and become uneven. Discard excess dough.
Place the pie tin on a baking tray. Scrunch up a large piece of baking paper and then uncrunch it. Place on the inside of the tart tin. Fill with baking beads. I used dried chickpeas. Bake for 15 minutes. Then take it out of the oven, carefully lift out the beads using the baking paper and bake on 150°C / 300°F for a further 10 minutes. Once baked, allow to cool completely. Chill in the fridge for 2 hours or overnight.
Lemon Filling
Add the sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice (must be freshly squeezed), eggs and cream into a medium sized mixing bowl and whisk until well combined. Pour the filling into the baked pie crust and bake for 10 minutes. Then turn around in the oven and bake for 5-6 minutes. It will still be jiggly in the centre.
Meringue
Add about 1 tsp of white vinegar in the bottom of a clean glass or metal bowl and wipe down until dry. Add the egg whites and cream of tartar and use a whisk or electric hand mixer to whip until frothy. While the mixer is on high speed, add the sugar 1 tbsp at a time. Once it’s all in there continue whipping for 10 minutes until thick and glossy.
Add to a piping bag fitted with an open star tip and pipe swirls on top of the baked tart. Slice and serve!
Notes
Storage
Tart can be stored in an airtight container for up to three days without the meringue. I would recommend making the meringue a couple hours max before serving otherwise it begins to wheep.
⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
00:00 - INTRO
00:19 - MAKING THE DOUGH
01:32 - ROLLING OUT THE DOUGH
02:05 - FORMING THE SHELL
02:53 - BLIND BAKING
03:35 - LEMON FILLING
04:20 - MAKING THE MERINGUE
05:11 - LET’S DECORATE!
05:42 - THANKS FOR WATCHING!
#thescranline
