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Lemon Tart with Pastry Cream

Lemon Tart with Pastry Cream, a delicious and fragrant recipe, perfect for breakfast or afternoon tea.

Course: Dessert
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes

Instructions

  • 1.   First, prepare the shortcrust pastry: on your work surface, make a well with the flour. Add the sugar and lemon zest.
  • 2.   Add the diced butter. Rub the flour and butter together with your hands until crumbly.
  • 3.   Once the butter is fully incorporated into the flour, add the eggs and mix well until you obtain a smooth and homogeneous dough.
  • 4.   Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the lemon pastry cream.
  • 5.   Once ready, pour the pastry cream into a bowl and cover it with plastic wrap. Let the cream cool down.
  • 6.   Roll out the dough and place it in a 28 cm diameter tart pan lined with parchment paper.
  • 7.   Prick the bottom with a fork, then pour in the lemon pastry cream and spread it evenly.
  • 8.   Decorate with strips of dough and bake at 180°C for 35-40 minutes. Remove the tart from the oven and let it cool.
  • 9.   Dust the lemon pastry cream tart with powdered sugar before serving.

Ingredients for servings

  • 400 g of flour
  • 200 g of butter
  • 200 g of sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon zest
  • ½ liter of lemon custard
  • 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar

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