American•indulgent
Classic Baked Lemon Tart
Tart, Sweet and Creamy lemon filling surrounded by a crumbly, buttery pastry...just as a classic baked lemon tart should be!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1 lemon zest ((OPTIONAL))
- 1 cup sugar
- 12 tbsp butter
- 4 eggs
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- 2
Add all of the above ingredients to a double saucepan (or a regular saucepan on medium low heat) and whisk together, stirring constantly till the butter melts.
- 3
Keep stirring constantly till the mixture thickens enough to coat the spoon but make sure it doesn't curdle (SEE NOTES)
- 4
Pour the custard into a prepared and blind baked tart crust per recipe
- 5
Bake for 20 minutes
- 6
Cool completely before removing from tart tin and serving