Dessert

Fresh Lemon Curd Shortcrust Tart

Prep35 min
Cook22 min
Total57 min
Serves8
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Method

Make it happen

  1. 01

    Rub flour and cold butter together and mix in icing sugar, yolk and water to make pastry. Wrap and chill 20 minutes.

  2. 02

    Heat oven to 180°C fan. Line a 23 cm tart tin, prick base and bake blind 15 minutes with beans and 7 minutes without.

  3. 03

    To make lemon curd, whisk eggs, sugar, zest and juice in a heatproof bowl over barely simmering water, stirring until thick enough to coat a spoon; remove from heat and beat in 75 g butter.

  4. 04

    Pour curd into cooled pastry shell and chill 2 hours until firm. Slice with a warm knife.