Tarte au Citron

Name: Tarte au Citron
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 6–8
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz) plain flour; grated zest and juice of 2 lemons; 2 eggs; 1 egg yolk; 100 g (3½ oz) unsalted butter, diced; 3–4 tablespoons cold water; ½ teaspoon salt; 125 g (oz) melted butter; 50 g (oz) ground almonds; 125 g (4 oz) sugar

Lemon tart

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

The Cooking of Provence

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1995

About

Lemon tarts are made all over France but only in Provence do they add ground almonds to the lemon filling. The flavours combine to create a succulent and most delicious treat. Use unwaxed lemons, but if you cannot find any, just scrub ordinary lemons in warm water to remove the wax.

Ingredients

For the pastry

200 g (7 oz) plain flour
½ teaspoon salt</

Europe
France
Mediterranean
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

To make the pastry, sift the flour and salt together into a bowl. Using your fingers, rub the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Stir with a fork, adding the egg yolk and just enough water to bind the mixture together. Form the dough into a disc, cover in clingfilm and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Place a baking sheet in the centre of the oven and