Recipe

Lemon Strawberry Tart
Lemon Strawberry Tart

Serves:

Ingredients:

Lemon filling: 1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter - melted and cooled
7 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
3 large eggs - beaten to blend
2 egg yolks - beaten to blend
Finely zested fresh lemon peel from one large lemon
Crust: 1 cup unsalted butter (chilled)
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel 2 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 pints strawberries – hulled and halved
½ cup red currant jelly (melted)

Directions:

For the filling:


Combine all of the ingredients in a heavy medium saucepan and whisk constantly over low heat until thickened and cooked through.Do not allow to come to a boil.Immediately transfer mixture into a bowl and lay a piece of plastic wrap directly onto surface.Chill in refrigerator at least 3 hours or overnight.


Crust:in the bowl of a food processor combine butter and sugar. Add egg and lemon peel and process.Add in flour and process until a dough
forms.Remove from bowl, wrap in plastic and chill for 1 hour.Roll dough out on lightly floured surface into a 12-inch diameter round.Transfer dough
to an 9-inch tart pan.Press into pan and trim edges.Chill dough in freezer until very cold. Blind-bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 15 minutes.Remove
foil and beans and continue baking at 375 degrees until the crust is golden - about 10 minutes.Cool crust on rack completely.Remove pan sides and place
crust on a platter.


Spread lemon cream evenly over bottom of crust.Arrange strawberries in concentric circles atop the cream, covering completely.Brush with melted red currant
jelly and chill for about 1 hour or until set. 


 

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