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
Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on sweetened milk, cheese, or cream cooked with egg or egg yolk to thicken it, and sometimes also flour, corn starch, or gelatin. Depending on the recipe, custard may vary in consistency fro ...
(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.
Alternatively, the lemon filling can be cooked in a saucepan and then added to the baked pastry case.
Similar desserts
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
Shortcrust pastry is a type of pastry often used for the base of a tart, quiche, pie, or (in the British English sense) flan. Shortcrust pastry can be used to make both sweet and savory pies such as apple pie, quiche, lemon meringue or chicke ...
pastry and
lemon custard
Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on sweetened milk, cheese, or cream cooked with egg or egg yolk to thicken it, and sometimes also flour, corn starch, or gelatin. Depending on the recipe, custard may vary in consistency ...
filling. The lemon pie is prepared with a bottom
pie crust
Shortcrust pastry is a type of pastry often used for the base of a tart, quiche, pie, or (in the British English sense) flan. Shortcrust pastry can be used to make both sweet and savory pies such as apple pie, quiche, lemon meringue or chicken ...
.
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
External links
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Lemon dishes
Monegasque cuisine
French tarts
French desserts
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