Simple Homemade Lemon Tart
Easy homemade lemon tart is a great citrus dessert made from scratch & using basic ingredients. It’s a perfect baking project for kids as well!
Servings: 5 (1 Pie - 7 inch/18 cm diameter)
Calories: 373
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 cup Plain Flour (130 grams)
- 1 stick Unsalted Butter (110 grams)
- 4 tablespoons Powdered Sugar
For the lemon filling:
- ¼ cup Whipping Cream
- ¼ cup Caster Sugar
- 1 Large Egg
- Lemon Juice (from 1 large lemon - at least 1/3 cup)
Instructions
- Mix flour, melted butter and icing sugar in a bowl until you get soft dough.
- Press this soft dough into the base of your cake tin and up the sides. Pierce the dough several times with a fork.
- Bake it blind for 20 minutes at 375°F/190°C. Take it out & let it cool down. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F/150°C.
- In a bowl, whisk caster sugar, egg, cream and lemon juice. Carefully pour into the cooled pastry case.
- Return to the oven and bake for a further 35–40 minutes or until the filling is set.
- Take out, let cool down completely before removing it from the tin.
- Dust with icing sugar and serve.
- Happy Baking!
Nutrition Facts
Simple Homemade Lemon Tart
Amount per Serving
Calories
373
% Daily Value*
Fat
23
g
35
%
Saturated Fat
14
g
88
%
Cholesterol
97
mg
32
%
Sodium
20
mg
1
%
Potassium
64
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
36
g
12
%
Sugar
16
g
18
%
Protein
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
785
IU
16
%
Vitamin C
6.3
mg
8
%
Calcium
22
mg
2
%
Iron
1.3
mg
7
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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