I love the tangy flavour of a lemon tart. There’s just something about the sweet and sour combination that really hits the spot. Here’s an extremely simple recipe that I use to whip a batch up quickly.
Makes 2 4 inch tarts
Lemon curd
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Juice of 3/4 of a lemon
- 40g butter
Biscuit base
4 scotch fingers
30g butter, melted
Method
- Beat egg, sugar and lemon juice together and put into a microwavable container. Put in microwave for 20 seconds, remove and stir. Repeat until a creamy lemon curd is formed. Strain to remove lumpy bits if present. Put butter into mixture while warm and stir through.
- Crush scotch fingers and combine with butter to form a malleable pasta. Press into 2 4-inch tart tins.
- Pour lemon curd into biscuit bases and refrigerate until set.
- Garnish with remainder of lemon.
Your recipe sounds so easy. I’m going to give it a try.
It is easy! Using the microwave to make the lemon curd is the best shortcut – it only took me about 2 minutes instead of half an hour stirring over the stove!
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