Lemon Curd Meringue Tart Recipe

Lemon Curd Meringue Tart Recipe -

Step 1

Preheat oven at 180º C. Cut the parchment paper into medium squares.

 

Step 2

Dust the worktop with some flour and roll out the short crust into a thin disc. Cut out roundels using a medium size cookie cutter.

 

Step 3

Lightly press the short crust into tart moulds. Remove the excess dough and place the parchment papers into each. Fill them with some beans and blind bake in the preheated oven.

 

Step 4

Heat lemon juice in a pan. Add castor sugar and lemon zest, mix.

 

Step 5

Separate egg yolks from whites and place in 2 different bowls.

 

Step 6

Add butter to the lemon juice mixture and mix well.

 

Step 7

Add some of the lemon juice mixture to the egg yolks and whisk.

 

Step 8

Heat the prepared egg yolk mixture and stir till thick. Switch off heat and transfer into a bowl. Refrigerate the lemon curd.

 

Step 9

Demould the tarts.

 

Step 10

Blend egg whites with an electric blender. Add castor sugar and blend till fluffy meringue is formed.

 

Step 11

Fill a piping bag with the prepared lemon curd mixture.

 

Step 12

Brush the base of the tarts with the melted white chocolate. Pipe in the lemon curd mixture and refrigerate for 5 minutes.

 

Step 13

Transfer the egg white mixture into a piping bag fitted with a nozzle.

 

Step 14

Pipe out the meringue on top of the lemon curd.

 

Step 15

Caramelize the top with a blow torch.

 

Step 16

Serve immediately.

Author - sneha dsouza