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Recipe by Sarah Abitan

Jaune Lemon Tart

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Parve Parve
Hard Hard
8 Servings
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Sarah Abitan teaches you how to bake a pretty yellow lemon tart just like in her patisserie in Paris. In the accompanying video Sarah takes you through the process step by step and you’ll be accepting the compliments for this stunning dessert in no time.

Ingredients

Dough

  • 800 grams flour

  • 100 grams almond powder

Lemon Curd

  • 180 grams margarine

  • 324 grams lemon juice

  • 7 eggs

  • 200 grams sugar

  • 54 grams Gefen Cornstarch

  • 7 grams gelatin

  • 43 grams cold water

  • lemon zest

Swiss Meringue

  • 100 grams egg whites

  • 200 grams sugar

Directions

Prepare the Crust

1.

Beat margarine until it softens. Add egg and beat together until creamy. Add flour, icing sugar, and almond powder. Place the dough in the refrigerator for two hours.

2.

Roll out till three- and- a- half-millimeters thick.

3.

Place dough in a pie tin, prick with fork ,and let stand at least six hours in the fridge.

4.

Bake at 140 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes.

Prepare the Lemon Curd

1.

Boil the margarine and lemon juice in a small pot.

2.

In a bowl, whisk together cornstarch, sugar, and eggs.

3.

Pour the lemon-margarine mixture into the bowl and mix well. Pour the entire mixture back into the pan. Leather a few moments, mixing over low heat. Remove from fire.

4.

In a bowl, mix gelatin with water and, once it has thickened, place in the microwave for a few seconds until the mixture becomes very liquidy.

5.

Pour the gelatin mixture into the creamy lemon-egg mixture. Mix well to film on contact. Place in a cool place to cool completely.

6.

Once cooled, mix with a whisk and pour into the pie shell.

Swiss Meringue

1.

In a saucepan over low heat, combine sugar and egg whites. Heat until 62 degrees (measure with a thermometer).

2.

Transfer to a mixer and beat until the meringue has tripled in volume and the mixer bowl is warm.

3.

Pipe the meringue around the edges of the pie.

Jaune Lemon Tart

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Chaya
Chaya
2 years ago

Is it 2 or 4 eggs?

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Raquel
Raquel
Reply to  Chaya
2 years ago

I am looking into this for you.

Chaya
Chaya
2 years ago

In the video it says 2 eggs, but here it says 4 eggs. Which is correct?

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Raquel
Raquel
Reply to  Chaya
2 years ago

I would say the recipe card in the video is correct and use 4 eggs.

Rivki Gelkop
Rivki Gelkop
4 years ago

How to store lemon meringue pie? I haven’t compiled my pie yet cause i am worried about the storage.
how long can lemon meringue pie last in the fridge.

can the lemon creme and the crust be frozen separately and then put together before use?

thanks in advance.
so far everything is coming out YUM!

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Raquel
Raquel
Reply to  Rivki Gelkop
4 years ago

In the fridge, it could last up to 3 days but make sure it is wrapped properly. Yes, you could freeze everything in advance separately and then put it together. However, you can not freeze the meringue part.

me
me
5 years ago

Lemon tart Can I use a ready pie crust and just do the curd?

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Cnooymow{shman
Cnooymow{shman
Reply to  me
5 years ago

Should be! Though her tart is great too.