Lemon Tart: Crostata di Limone

Name: Lemon Tart: Crostata di Limone
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 egg, plus 4 eggs, separated; 414 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters ground toasted almonds; 2 lemons, zested, plus 3 lemon, juiced; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 177 milliliters sugar; 113 grams (1 stick) unsalted butter

Need a vegetarian dessert? Lemon Tart: Crostata di Limone could be an outstanding recipe to try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 371 calories. A mixture of egg, juice of lemon, ground almonds, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes.

Instructions

Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch tart pan with butter and set aside.

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Butter

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Tart Form

Toss together the flour, almonds, and sugar.

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Almonds

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Cut the butter into the dry mixture until it is the consistency of fine bread crumbs.

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Fine Breadcrumbs

Butter

Add 1 egg and salt and mix well, kneading slightly. Form the pastry into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate while you make the filling.

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Salt

Wrap

Egg

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Plastic Wrap

Beat the 4 egg yolks with the sugar until very thick, then beat in the lemon zest and juice.

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Lemon Zest

Egg Yolk

Juice

Sugar

Transfer the mixture to the top of a double boiler and set over barely simmering water. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture becomes thick, about 15 to 20 minutes.

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Water

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Double Boiler

Remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

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Oven

Roll the dough, if you can, between 2 sheets of waxed paper.

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Dough

Roll

Place in a pan and prick the dough with a fork all over the bottom, line with waxed paper, and fill with dried beans or rice to keep the bottom from puffing.

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Dried Beans