Name: Lemon and lime tart
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 2 cup plain flour; 2 tablespoon caster sugar; 125 gram unsalted butter, chopped; 2 tablespoon water; 1 egg yolk; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; lime slices and thick cream to serve; Filling; 3 eggs; 1/3 cup caster sugar; 300 millilitre carton thickened cream; 1 lemon, finely grated zest and juice; 2 limes, finely grated zest and juice

Lemon and lime tart

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Makes 1 Item

Prep

20M

Cook

Total

1H 20M

Ingredients

2 cup plain flour

2 tablespoon caster sugar

125 gram unsalted butter, chopped

2 tablespoon water

1 egg yolk

1 tablespoon lemon juice

lime slices and thick cream to serve

Filling

3 eggs

1/3 cup caster sugar

300 millilitre carton thickened cream

1 lemon, finely grated zest and juice

2 limes, finely grated zest and juice

Method

Lemon and lime tart

1.Preheat oven to moderately hot, 190°C. Lightly grease a rectangular 9.5 x 33cm loose-bottomed flan tin.

2.Sift flour into a large bowl. Stir in sugar. Rub in butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add water, yolk and juice. Mix to a pliable dough.

3.Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently. Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 30 minutes.

4.Roll out between two sheets baking paper. Ease pastry into prepared pan, trimming edges. Chill 10 minutes. Bake blind for 10 minutes. Remove paper and filling. Bake further 10 minutes. Reduce oven to moderately slow, 160°C.

5.Make Filling as per method below.

6.Pour filling mixture into cooled pastry case. Bake for 35-40 minutes until just set. Cool to room temperature, then chill for at least 2 hours until required. Serve topped with lime slices and cream.

Filling

7.ln a large bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar. Blend in cream, rind and juice.

Use a mixture of lemon, lime and orange juice and rind it preferred. If preferred, make individual tartlets of desired size.
Note

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