French Lemon Meringue Tart

Name: French Lemon Meringue Tart (Tarte au Citron Meringuée)
Yield: Makes one 25 cm tart, 8-10 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 65 g caster sugar; 2 tablespoons cornflour; 60 ml lemon juice, strained before measuring; 2 medium egg yolks; One 25 cm tart crust made from French-Style Cookie Dough spread with 1 batch Nut Biscuit Batter, fully baked; One 25 cm tart crust made from French-Style Cookie Dough spread with 1 batch Nut Biscuit Batter, fully baked; One 25 cm tart crust made from French-Style Cookie Dough spread with 1 batch Nut Biscuit Batter, fully baked; 240 ml whole milk; 275 g Lemon Curd; 4 medium egg whites; 150 g caster sugar; Pinch of salt

Tarte au Citron Meringuée

Preparation info

Makes one 25 cm tart,
8-10
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Pastry Perfection

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2014

About

This is based on a similar tart made by Philippe Conticini at his Pâtisserie des Rêves shop in Paris. I was struck by a photo of the tart topped with a wave of meringue. Fortunately M. Conticini was forthcoming with his method of achieving this unique effect.

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Europe
France
Dessert
Pastry
Paris
Pie
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

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