Are you looking for a delightful and refreshing dessert that will tantalize your taste buds? Look no further than the classic lemon tart, with a zesty twist of lime. This delectable treat combines the vibrant flavors of lemon and lime, creating a perfect balance of sweetness and tanginess. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this article will provide you with a comprehensive guide to crafting the perfect lemon and lime tart, ensuring that your next dessert endeavour is a resounding success.
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LEMON AND LIME CREAM TART
This tart is one of my favorite combinations - Lemon and lime to me is so much more refreshing than just plain old lemon. If you want to bring out the fragrance of the lime even more, simply grate the zest of 4 limes and add to the filling mix at the beginning. This filling isn't made from a curd recipe, it's gently baked in the oven after you have baked the pastry shell blind, so you are left with a really soft and silky filling and a short crisp pastry shell.
Provided by Jamie Oliver
Categories dessert
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- With this particular tart, as it has a moist filling, it's important to egg-wash the uncooked tart shell before adding the filling. This adds a sort of waterproof layer and keeps the pastry crisp and short for longer.
- Whisk together the sugar and eggs in a bowl. When they are well mixed, slowly stir in the cream and the juices. Put the cooked tart shell back into the oven and then pour the filling into it -- I find this reduces spillage. Bake for around 40 to 45 minutes at 180C/350F/Gas 4 or until the filling is set, but still semi-wobbly in the middle (obviously different ovens will cook at different rate so it is good for you to try this tart a couple of times to gauge exactly when you should take it out of the oven). After cooling for an hour, the semi-wobbly filling will have firmed up to the perfect consistency; soft and smooth. If you cut it before it has had time to rest it will pour out or be extremely gooey.
- You can dust it with a little icing sugar, if you wish. Serve with a huge pile of fresh raspberries or strawberries. Whatever you decide to serve it with should be quite simple so that you let the tart do the talking.
LEMON AND LIME TART
An intense lemon-lime filling is cradled by a shortbread-style butter crust, which is made especially tender by using a combination of all-purpose and cake flours. Prep time does not include time needed to chill the crust. By Elinor Klivans
Provided by AZPARZYCH
Categories Tarts
Time 1h25m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Spray 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom with cooking spray.
- Whisk all-purpose flour, cake flour and salt in medium bowl.
- Beat butter and powdered sugar in large bowl at medium speed until smooth. Beat in 1 egg yolk and vanilla until combined. Stir in flour mixture just until combined. Shape into flat round; cover and refrigerate 30 to 60 minutes or until firm.
- Roll dough between two sheets of waxed paper into 12-inch round 1/8 inch thick. Remove top piece of waxed paper; invert dough into tart pan. Remove waxed paper; carefully press dough into pan. Trim dough even with top of pan; freeze 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat oven to 375°F.
- Line crust with foil, covering edges; fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake 15 minutes; remove foil and weights. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F Bake 10 minutes to firm and lightly brown crust. Cool on wire rack while preparing filling.
- Whisk condensed milk and lemon and lime juices in large bowl until blended. Whisk in 5 egg yolks and lemon peel until blended; pour into slightly cooled crust.
- Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until center is firm and set. Cool on wire rack to room temperature, about 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Serve chilled. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 607.9, Fat 26.4, SaturatedFat 15.7, Cholesterol 196.4, Sodium 207.3, Carbohydrate 82.9, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 62.2, Protein 12.3
CARAMELIZED LEMON-LIME TART
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h24m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Roll out the pate sucre to a circle about 1/4 inch thick and large enough to slightly overlap a 9-inch metal tart pan. Fit the dough into the pan and trim the edges. Line the bottom and sides of the shell with parchment, or coffee filter papers, or aluminum foil. Fill the lining with dried beans, rice or aluminum beans, and bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool and remove the beans and the lining. Return the shell to the oven and bake until golden, 5 to 10 minutes longer.
- In a large metal bowl, whisk together the whole eggs, egg yolks, 1 cup sugar, lemon and lime juice, and zests. Set over simmering water and continue to whisk until the mixture is very thick, about 10 minutes.
- Turn off the flame and whisk in the butter, a few pieces at a time. (You don't want the mixture to cool down before all the butter is incorporated.) Strain the filling into a bowl. Scrape into the baked tart shell and smooth with a metal spatula. Cool and then refrigerate until firm, 3 to 4 hours, up to overnight.
- Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar evenly over the top of the filling. With a propane blowtorch, caramelize the sugar. (This can also be done under the broiler. Place the tart on the broiler tray directly under the flame, watching carefully to prevent burning). Refrigerate the tart for at least 30 minutes. Or, if desired, eliminate the 2 tablespoons of sugar and arrange circles of raspberries on top of the tart. Sift a little powdered sugar over the berries just before serving.
- Cut into slices and serve. If you have caramelized the sugar, serve the tart with fresh strawberries or raspberries.
- In a food processor fitted with the steel blade, combine the flour and sugar. Add the butter and process until the texture resembles fine meal.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the yolks and 1 tablespoon of the cream. Scrape into the machine and process until a ball begins to form, using the additional tablespoon of cream, if necessary. Remove the dough from the machine, and on a lightly floured surface, press down into a circle. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
LEMON TART WITH A TOUCH OF LIME
This is a classic French dessert - impressive, but easy to make, if you are organized and get ahead on the prep work. It's essential to make the tart dough and lemon curd in advance, up to 2 days ahead; otherwise it becomes too much of a project. The buttery cookielike dough is pressed into the pan, not rolled with a pin.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories pies and tarts, dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Make the dough: In a food processor, pulse flour, sugar and salt. Add butter and pulse briefly until well combined. Add egg and pulse just until dough comes together. Dough will be rather soft. Wrap with waxed paper or plastic wrap, and press to make a 1-inch-thick disk. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or it will be too soft to handle. (Make the dough up to 2 days in advance, if desired.)
- Remove dough from the refrigerator and let soften at room temperature until pliable and soft, about 15 minutes. Using your fingertips, press dough into a 9-inch fluted tart pan with removable bottom, making sure it is pressed evenly across the bottom and up the sides, about 1/8-inch thick. Press the dough against the sides to the very top. Pinch off any excess and smooth the edge. You'll have slightly too much dough - save any left over to patch cracks after blind baking. Chill the tart dough in the pan until ready to bake. (You can also freeze it at this point, if you like, for up to a week.)
- When ready to blind bake, heat oven to 350 degrees. Place the dough-lined tart pan on a baking sheet, and bake to a pale golden brown, about 30 minutes. (Pie weights shouldn't be necessary, but check the dough during baking, to make sure sides are not slumping. If so, press the sides back up with a wooden spoon.) For even browning, turn the tray halfway through the baking. Remove from oven, and cool to room temperature.
- Make the filling: Put lemon and lime zest, lemon juice, lime juice, sugar and butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Cook until butter is melted and mixture is hot, 4 to 5 minutes. In a medium bowl, beat together eggs and yolks.
- Whisk the hot mixture gradually into the eggs to temper them. Then pour everything back into the saucepan and return to heat. Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture thickens to a milkshake consistency, about 5 minutes. (Do not overcook, or it will curdle.) Pour through a fine-meshed sieve into a bowl and allow to cool to room temperature, whisking occasionally. Mixture will continue to thicken as it cools. (At this point, you can continue with the recipe, or cover the filling and refrigerate for up to 2 days.)
- Spoon the lemon curd into the baked tart shell. Using a spatula, spread the curd evenly into the shell. Bake in a 350-degree oven until filling is set (not jiggly), about 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature. (This can be done several hours before serving.) Just before serving, top tart with lime zest and dust edges with confectioners' sugar, if desired.
LEMON TART WITH FROZEN LIME CREAM
Categories Citrus Dairy Egg Dessert Bake Spring Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- For crust:
- Blend flour, powdered sugar and salt in processor. Add butter; process until coarse meal forms. Add water 1 tablespoon at a time; process until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Transfer to 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Press over bottom and up sides of pan. Pierce all over with fork. Freeze 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake crust until golden, about 25 minutes. Cool. Maintain oven temperature.
- For filling:
- Whisk first 6 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Pour into crust. Bake tart until filling is set, about 25 minutes. Cool tart completely in pan on rack. Chill until cold. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Keep chilled.) Serve with Frozen Lime Cream.
THE BEST LEMON TART EVER
Very lemony-flavored with a shortbread crust; to die for! You can make smaller slices and tart can yield 16. Very decadent!
Provided by ChefChristi1221
Categories Desserts Pies Tarts Fruit Tart Recipes
Time 1h20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine butter, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla extract, and salt in the mixing bowl of a stand mixer; mix ingredients thoroughly with a paddle attachment. Mix flour into butter mixture to make a smooth dough. Press dough into a 9-inch tart pan; refrigerate crust for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake crust until light golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Whisk sugar, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, and 1/2 cup flour in a bowl until smooth. Pour lemon filling into crust. Cover edges of crust with strips of aluminum foil to prevent burning.
- Bake tart until filling is set, about 20 minutes. Cool completely and dust with confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 507 calories, Carbohydrate 78.8 g, Cholesterol 115.5 mg, Fat 19.5 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 11.6 g, Sodium 149.8 mg, Sugar 50.9 g
SHORTBREAD LEMON TART
For a change from ordinary lemon bars, we added grated orange zest to both the crust and filling to turn the recipe into a lemon tart. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 45m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk together eggs, sugar, lemon juice and orange zest. Whisk in butter until smooth. Set aside. , For crust, pulse first 6 ingredients in a food processor until mixture forms a ball. Press dough onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom. , Pour lemon mixture into crust. Bake until center is almost set, 25-30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and, if desired, fresh raspberries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330 calories, Fat 18g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 101mg cholesterol, Sodium 158mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (29g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
BEST LIME TART
This treat is the perfect balance between tart and sweet, and the almonds in the crust are just wonderful. This is one of my husband's favorite desserts. Enjoy! -Charis O'Connell, Mohnton, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs, butter, almonds and sugar. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. tart pan. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 15-18 minutes., In a large bowl, whisk egg yolks, milk, lime juice and zest. Pour over crust. Bake until center is almost set, 12-14 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 2 hours., In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in sour cream and grated lime zest. Spread over tart. Garnish with raspberries and lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 288 calories, Fat 16g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 112mg cholesterol, Sodium 138mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
SWEET AND SIMPLE LEMON TART
'A taste you'll never forget.'
Provided by luvluv1
Categories Desserts Pies Tarts Fruit Tart Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking pan.
- Combine butter with 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar in a bowl until smooth; stir in 1 cup flour. Press dough into prepared baking pan; pierce crust with fork in several places to prevent crust from puffing up during baking.
- Bake crust in the preheated oven until slightly golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool.
- Whisk white sugar and eggs in a bowl; stir 3 tablespoons flour into mixture and add lemon juice, lemon peel, and salt. Whisk until thoroughly combined. Pour mixture into baked tart crust.
- Bake until filling is set, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool and dust with 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 155.8 calories, Carbohydrate 23.2 g, Cholesterol 38.5 mg, Fat 6.5 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 86.2 mg, Sugar 15.9 g
Tips:
- For the Perfect Crust: Use a combination of butter and cream cheese to create a rich, flaky crust that won't crumble. Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out to prevent it from shrinking in the oven.
- Blind Baking the Crust: Before filling the crust, blind bake it to prevent it from becoming soggy. Line the crust with parchment paper and fill it with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 15-20 minutes, then remove the weights and parchment paper and bake for an additional 5-10 minutes.
- Zest the Lemons and Limes Finely: When zesting the lemons and limes, use a Microplane zester to create a fine zest. This will help to release the fragrant oils and distribute them evenly throughout the filling.
- Use Fresh Lemon and Lime Juice: Freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice will give your tart a brighter, more vibrant flavor. Avoid using bottled or concentrated juices, as they can have a bitter taste.
- Strain the Filling: After whisking together the eggs, sugar, lemon and lime zest, and juice, strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve. This will remove any lumps and ensure a smooth, silky filling.
- Bake the Tart Until Set: Bake the tart until the filling is set and no longer jiggles when the pan is shaken gently. This may take 30-35 minutes. Avoid overbaking, as this can cause the filling to become dry and rubbery.
Conclusion:
With its vibrant citrus flavor, creamy filling, and buttery crust, this lemon tart with a touch of lime is a delightful dessert that is sure to impress your friends and family. Whether you serve it for a special occasion or as a simple weeknight treat, this tart is sure to be a hit. So next time you're looking for a delicious and refreshing dessert, give this lemon tart with a touch of lime a try!
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