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Lemon tart

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Lemon tart
A served portion of Lemon tart
TypeTart
Place of originFrance
Main ingredientsPastry shell, lemon paste

A lemon tart (French: tarte au citron) is a dessert dish, a variety of tart. It has a pastry shell with a lemon flavored filling.

In the United Kingdom, lemon tart consists of a pastry case (often made in a fluted tart tin) containing a baked lemon custard (usually composed of eggs, sugar, lemon juice and cream). Usually recipes include blind-baking before adding the custard. Sometimes, the tart is dusted with icing sugar prior to serving.[1][2][3][4]

Alternatively, the lemon filling can be cooked in a saucepan and then added to the baked pastry case.[5]

Similar desserts

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A dessert very similar to the lemon tart is the Shaker lemon pie, usually served for dessert, made with a crust usually made of shortcrust pastry and lemon custard filling. The lemon pie is prepared with a bottom pie crust.

Distinct from the Shaker lemon pie is the lemon meringue pie, the latter which has no upper crust but meringue on top instead.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lemon Tart". Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ "BBC - Food - Recipes : Tarte au citron". Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Thick Lemon Tart". Delia Online. November 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "Mary Berry". Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. ^ Waitrose Limited. "Heston's Lemon tart". Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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