LEMON & BERRY TART
PREPARATION
LEMON AND BERRY TART
Place pieces of butter and lard briefly in the freezer. Weigh the flour, salt and sugar into a large mixing bowl. Measure out the cold water. Add the butter and lard to the flour mixture and, using a hand mixer or your fingertips, fold in the fat cubes. Add the water and mix until just combined.
Place the dough on the lightly floured work surface and quickly shape into a disc. Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for about 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 225°C (gas: level 4 / fan: 200°C). Use a round tart pan (not a springform pan). Flour the work surface and rolling pin to prevent the dough from sticking and roll out to about 3mm thick.
Place the rolled out dough in the baking tin and press gently on the sides, leaving 5 mm as a border and trimming off the overhang.
Use your fingers to create waves in the edges and prick the sides and bottom of the tart all over with a fork. Line the bottom of the tart with aluminum foil and weigh it down with dry legumes (so-called "blind baking"). Pre-bake the base for about 12 minutes, remove the aluminum foil, prick the base again and bake for another 5-7 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool on a wire rack in the tin.
For the filling: In a heavy saucepan, whisk together all the ingredients except for the butter. Heat over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until filling thickens and almost begins to boil, about 4 minutes. Remove from the stove and beat in the butter. Pour into a bowl (not a glass!) to cool quickly. To do this, place the bowl of lemon filling in a larger bowl filled with ice cubes and allow to cool for 30 minutes. Then spread the filling on the baked base. Decorate with pistachios and fruit.
INFORMATION
For a tart pan with a diameter of 25 cm
Preparation 40 minutes (plus baking and cooling time)
Baking time 17 - 19 minutes
INGREDIENTS
Floor:
110g cold butter, cut into pieces
50g cold lard, cut into pieces
200g flour
½ tsp salt
1½ tablespoons sugar
75ml ice water
Filling:
250ml of water
135g sugar
80ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
4 large egg yolks
30g cornstarch
1 packet of Citro Back
pinch of salt
20g butter
Topping / decoration:
75g pistachios, chopped
250g fresh raspberries (or 250g another type of berry)
Additionally required:
250g dried legumes (e.g. peas) for blind baking