Lemon Tart Recipe

Crispy shortbread basket and gentle fragrant sour-sweet filling – this is how you can characterize this amazing tasty tart. In Italian like cakes called – Crostata.

Brisee dough is used here as a base; we also added one egg for greater strength and crispiness. If you want a crumbly cup, do not use eggs.

Ingredients for Lemon Tart

Flour 1 cup.
Butter: 50 g.
1 egg
A pinch of salt.
For the filling Lemon Curd, to which, in the preparation, it is necessary to add 1-2 tablespoon cornstarch.
For decoration Meringue

Recipe for Lemon Tart

Chop cold butter, add flour and salt. Add an egg and knead the dough. If dough is too dry, add a spoonful of water.
Flatten the dough on the bottom and sides of the split mold, diameter 16 sm.
Leave in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Heat the oven. Bake the cup for 15 minutes placing a piece of parchment with a load on top.
Remove the load. Reduce the oven temperature and continue baking for another 15 minutes.
When the cup is cool, put lemon curd and meringue inside.
Send in the cold for 2-3 hours.
Top Tart decorate with another meringue, and enjoy!