Lemon Tart

Name: Lemon Tart
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 sheet sweet shortcrust pastry; 4 eggs; 3 egg yolks; 150g caster sugar; zest of 3 lemons; 150ml fresh lemon juice; 150ml double cream; 80g butter, softened

A classic French tarte au citron, with a buttery pastry shell holding a silky, sharp lemon curd filling, dusted with a little icing sugar.

Total time

70 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

50 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

French

vegetarian

Ingredients

1 sheetsweet shortcrust pastry

4eggs

3egg yolks

150gcaster sugar

zest of 3lemons

150mlfresh lemon juice

150mldouble cream

80gbutter, softened

Instructions

Blind bake pastry shell at 190°C for 15 minutes until golden. Cool.

Whisk eggs, yolks, sugar, lemon zest and juice.

Add cream. Whisk.

Strain into a jug.

Reduce oven to 150°C.

Pour filling into pastry case.

Bake 25–30 minutes until just set with a wobble.

Cool completely.

Dust with icing sugar.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

582

Protein

9.5g

Fat

42.4g

Carbs

43.3g

Fiber

0.6g

Sodium

90mg

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