Anne Willan

Tarte au Citron

Lemon Tart

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6–8

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
top 1000French Regional Cooking
French Regional Cooking

By Anne Willan

Published 1981

  • About

Lemon trees are delicate and most of the French crop comes from Corsica. However, a few can be found in the sheltered corner of the Riviera near the Italian border.

Ingredients

Sweet Pie Pastry

250 g flour

Method

Make the sweet pie pastry* and chill for 30 minutes or until firm. Set the oven at moderately hot (190°C/375°F).

Roll out the dough, line the pie pan and chill until firm. Bake blind* in the heated oven for 12–15 minutes or until set but not brown. Take from the oven, remove paper and beans and let the pie shell cool slightly. Put a baking sheet in the oven to heat.

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