Lemon tart - Swiss meringue

Lemon tart - Swiss meringue

Recipe by : joecham63
Preparation : 30 min
Cooking : 40 min
Total time : 1 h 10
Rest : 0 min
6 people

200 g of plain flour

50 g of almond powder

80 g of butter

30 g of icing sugar

1 pinch of salt

1 egg

2 tbsp of milk

2 lemons

80 g of sugar

3 eggs

80 g of butter

3 egg whites

80 g of icing sugar

10 g of cornstarch

RECIPE STEPS
1
In the transparent bowl of the food processor, put the flour, almond powder, icing sugar, butter and a pinch of salt, then run the ROBOT program. Press the pulse button for 10 seconds.
  • 200 g of plain flour
  • 50 g of almond powder
  • 80 g of butter
  • 30 g of icing sugar
  • 1 pinch of salt
Robot
2
In the measuring cup of the lid, break an egg and add the milk, then run the ROBOT program. Press the pulse button until the dough forms a ball. Stop immediately.
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp of milk
Robot
3
Roll out the dough with a rolling pin between 2 sheets of baking paper. Line a 24 cm mold, forming edges rising about 2 cm. Cut the excess paper below and above and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
4
Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven at 190 °C, with parchment paper underneath and on top and with baking weights (special beads or dry vegetables). The dough should be well cooked. Let it cool on a rack.
5
Install the metal bowl. Finely grate the zest of a lemon without the white part, put it in the bowl of the robot. Add 80 g of powdered sugar, then run the program. Set aside the lemon sugar in a container.
  • 1 lemons
  • 80 g of icing sugar
Expert 00:15 / 17 / __°C
6
Install the whisk in the metal bowl. Pour in the lemon juice, add the eggs, the lemon sugar and 20 g of butter in small pieces, then run the program.
  • 2 lemons
  • 3 eggs
  • 20 g of butter
Expert 08:00 / 9 / 80°C
7
Let cool for 5 minutes, then add 60 g of butter in small pieces. Run the program. Pour over the cooled dough.
  • 60 g of butter
Expert 00:45 / 7 / __°C
8
In the perfectly clean and dry metal bowl, set up the whisk. Add the egg whites, icing sugar, and cornstarch. Run the program.
  • 3 egg whites
  • 80 g of icing sugar
  • 10 g of cornstarch
Beaten egg whites 10:00 / 7 / 50°C
9
Spread the meringue over the pie, using a spoon or a piping bag, and shape it as you like. Brown the meringue with a blowtorch or by placing it under the oven grill at 240 °C until it reaches the desired color (between 3 and 6 minutes).