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Lemon tart

SERVES 8
FOR THE PASTRY Sift the flour and icing sugar into Put the eggs, egg yolks and sugar
180g plain flour a bowl and add the cold butter. in a large jug and whisk together.
50g icing sugar Rub the butter into the flour Add the finely grated lemon zest
115g cold butter, diced until the mixture resembles fine and juice and whisk again. Finally,
1 egg yolk breadcrumbs. Mix the egg yolk add the cream and whisk well to
2 to 3 tablespoons cold water with 2 to 3 tablespoons of cold combine. THRIFTY TIP
water, then add to the flour and mix Egg whites freeze
FOR THE FILLING together to bring the pastry together To avoid a wobbly journey to the beautifully for future use.
3 eggs to form a ball. Flatten into a disc, oven, put the pastry case on a Just remember to write
3 egg yolks cover with cling film and refrigerate baking sheet and only half fill it the quantity of whites
175g caster sugar for 20 minutes. with the mixture. Pull out the centre on the freezer bag along
3 lemons, zest and juice shelf of the oven a little and put the with the date of freezing.
200ml double cream Preheat the oven to 160°C fan/gas half-filled tart on it. Gradually and
mark 3. carefully pour in the rest of the liquid
Line a 23cm flan tin with the pastry up to the top of the pastry shell,
and bake blind according to the then push into the oven very gently,
instructions in the Kitchen School being careful not to spill the filling.
panel on page 43. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until just
set and the centre still has a little
wobble.

SUPERVALU LOVES IRISH CRAFTS
The concrete tea light holder with metallic interior
is the result of designer Kevin Corcoran’s Danish and
Irish heritage. Born in Denmark to a Danish father
and Irish mother, he is now based in Baltimore, West
Cork. His work draws on the clean lines synonymous
with Danish design and the textured raw materials
that are so prevalent in Ireland.
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