French style lemon tart recipe with creme fraiche

French lemon Tart Recipe

Name: French lemon Tart
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 80 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 60 grams butter; 150 grams caster sugar; 100 ml crème fraiche; 150 ml double cream; 6 whole egg; 50 grams icing sugar; 4 whole lemon; 125 grams plain flour; salt (to taste); 15 ml water

80 Minutes

Serves: 6

A french lemon tart or tart citron with a rich lemon custard filling and a crispy shortcrust pastry. The tart is lightly dusted with icing sugar and served with creme fraiche this tart citron makes the perfect dessert for a French dinner party

Recipe Ingreds

Pastry

60 grams butter
125 grams plain flour
salt (to taste)
40 grams icing sugar
15 ml water
1 whole egg

Tart

150 ml double cream
5 whole egg
4 whole lemon
150 grams caster sugar
10 grams icing sugar
100 ml crème fraiche

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

sieve together the flour and salt into a bowl
add the icing sugar
cut the butter into cubes

Step 2

add the flour, butter and salt
to a bowl or food processor
blend until the contents forms a crumb, by hand or using a food processor

Step 3

if using a food processor empty the contents of the food processor into a large bowl
separate the yolk and white of the egg(s) into two small bowls
set the egg white a side
add the water to the egg yolk
add the egg mixture to the crumb mix using a few swift movements

Step 4

form the pastry into a ball and flatten
place pastry in a bag
place in the fridge to cool
for 15 minutes

Step 5

lightly dust a clean work surface with flour
roll out the pastry into a circle to fit the flan dishes
fit pastry into flan dish

Step 6

trim the pastry to fit the flan dish
prick the pastry cases
place in the fridge to cool
for 15 minutes
five minutes before the pastry is fully rested
set the oven to 180C 350F or gas mark 4

Step 7

bake the pastry blind by covering the pastry with grease proof paper and baking beans
bake for 8 to 10 mins
remove from the oven
remove the beans and paper

Step 8

paint the pastry base with egg white
return to the oven
bake for 8 to 10 mins till golden brown
remove from the oven
set a side

Step 9

zest the lemon(s)
squeeze the lemon(s) .
whisk the eggs, caster sugar, lemon juice and zest in a bowl
Add the cream

Step 10

strain the lemon mixture with a sieve into the flan dish
cook for 30 mins or until set

Step 11

remove the tart from the oven
Cool then refrigerate for 1 hour

Step 12

place the tart on the plate
Dust with icing sugar
serve a slice of tart
with some creme fraiche

Recipe Utensils

1 baking beans
1 chopping board
1 flan dish
1 food processor
1 grater
1 grease proof paper
2 large knife
1 lemon squeezer
2 medium bowl
1 pastry brush
1 plastic bags
1 rolling pin
2 sieve
2 small bowl
1 whisk

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About our French lemon tart recipe

This lemon tart originated in France and is also know as tart citron or tarte au citron . This tart is a classic patisserie staple.

The rich lemon custard is cooked in the oven inside a delicious buttery blind baked shortcrust pastry case. the custard is made by whisking together the lemon zest, lemon juice, eggs, caster sugar and cream. The tart should be chilled before serving and can last about 3 days in the fridge, if stored in an air tight container. The tart can be served just with a dusting of icing sugar or with whipped cream or creme fraiche. This recipe is perfect for a traditional French dinner party menu

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