There is nothing like a good lemon tart, I love it all year round! Instead of the usual Pecan pie or Pumpkin pie, I have decided to share with you my best Lemon tart recipe. Enjoy !
Ingredients
Crust
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
pinch salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes
Filling
6oz cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
Zest from 1 lemon
juice of 2 lemons
2 large eggs
Topping
2 cups whipping cream
1 tablepsoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
Crust
1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2.Pulse crust ingredients in a food processor or kitchen aid mixer until ingredients form a dough
3. Roll out on a floured surface, place on top of 8 inch tart pan with removable bottom, pre sprayed
4. Press pastry to the edges of the pan and up along the edges, trim excess.
5. Chill for 15 minutes, pierce a few times with a fork (this will prevent pastry from rising too much)
6. Bake in oven for 15 minutes, let cool.
Filling
1. Mix all ingredients together with an electric whisk or mixer until well combined (its ok to have a few lumps from the cream cheese)
2. Pour into crust and bake for 15 minutes more
3. Remove and let cool in refrigerator for 1 hour
Topping
1. Whisk all ingredients together until you obtain stiff peaks.
2. Using a pipping bag, pipe cream in dots until you completely cover the surface or serve with a dollop of cream on top of each slice
Enjoy thanksgiving everyone !
Chef Stu
