Lemon Tart with a Shortbread Cookie Crust
Lemon Tart Recipe
This lemon tart tastes like sunshine! Sweet, tart lemon flavour with a buttery sweet and delicious shortbread cookie in every bite. So good.
About this lemon tart:
This classic lemon tart has a creamy and lemony pie filling base (it’s just like a lemon curd filling) spread over a delicious buttery shortbread crust. It can be served with whipped cream or fresh fruit, and can be decorated with edible flowers to make it extra special. This is a perfect dessert for Easter or any time of year!
Make it beautiful with edible flowers!
Have you ever considered decorating your desserts with edible flowers? Adding pretty petals from edible flowers like pansies, marigolds and cornflower, takes a tart, cupcake or cake to the next level of gorgeousness. And it’s SO simple to do. I’ve always been drawn to cakes and tarts all adorned in lovely fresh flowers, so I don’t know why I don’t do this at home, especially for special occasions. I mean seriously, is there any easier way to decorate a dessert than to sprinkle some pretty edible flowers over a tart or cake?
Or garnish with fresh fruit!
If flowers aren’t your thing, fret not, you can garnish this beautiful and delicious lemon tart with fresh fruit. Add sliced strawberries or kiwis. Or add fresh blueberries and raspberries. So many tasty options! Fruit is a perfect balance to the tangy lemon filling of this tart.
How to decorate this tart:
What a beautiful and delicious tart it is, and it’s the perfect canvas for some gorgeous edible pansies…the most simple and pretty way to take this tart to superstar status. Lovely. Here’s how I put it together:
Lemon Tart Recipe Tips
- TART PAN: Use an 8 inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
- CRUST: I like to use a food processor to make the crust, it’s so easy!
- LEMON FILLING TIP: I like to use a hand blender to mix the lemon filling, doing it this way ensures that the filling is creamy and smooth.
- LET IT CHILL: Make sure to let the finished tart rest and chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour before serving. If you try to cut into it too soon, the pieces will not stay together.
- GARNISH: You don’t have to garnish your tart with edible flowers, it’s beautiful without them too. You can also add sliced fresh fruit or fresh berries instead.
- LEFTOVERS: Store any of the delicious leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Lemon Tart Recipe
Ingredients
Lemon Tart Filling:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- juice from 2 lemons about 1/4 cup
- zest from 2 lemons
Shortbread Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- dash of salt
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp butter at room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
Shortbread Cookie Crust:
- In your food processor, pulse the flour, sugar, salt and butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs. This should only take about 30 seconds. If you don't want to use a food processor, you can also use a pastry blender.
- Press the crumbly mixture into an 8 inch tart pan, making the sides slightly higher than the centre. Do this by pressing the mixture up on the sides of the pan.
- Bake the crust for about 15 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden brown. Make sure to watch it carefully to make sure the crust doesn’t burn.
- Once the crust has finished baking, remove it from the oven and set it aside to cool completely on a wire rack.
Lemon Tart Filling:
- In a medium saucepan whisk together the sugar and the egg until smooth.
- Stir in the melted butter, fresh lemon juice, and lemon zest, and cook on low-medium heat, whisking often.
- Whisk and cook until the lemon curd glaze thickens, about 15 – 20 minutes.
- At this stage, if needed, you can use a hand blender to create a more creamy texture.
Putting your tart together:
- Once the tart crust and the lemon filling have cooled completely you can put together your tart!
- Spread the lemon filling on to the tart shell, spreading it out to about a 1/4 inch from the edge.
- Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.
- Right before serving, garnish.
- Enjoy!
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