Tarte au Citron

Name: Tarte au Citron
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 sheet shortcrust pastry; 4 lemons, juiced and zested; 5 eggs; 1 cup sugar

Tarte au Citron/tart oh see-TROHN/

Also known as: French Lemon Tart

About this dish

A crisp pastry shell filled with tangy lemon curd, finished with a light dusting of powdered sugar.

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Ingredients

🥐1 sheet shortcrust pastry

🍋4 lemons, juiced and zested

🥚5 eggs

🍬1 cup sugar

Method

Serves 3

Blind bake the pastry shell until golden.

Whisk eggs, sugar, lemon juice, and zest together.

Cook the mixture gently over low heat until thickened into a curd.

Pour the warm curd into the baked shell.

Chill until set, then dust with powdered sugar before serving.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Tarte au citron is a classic French pastry-shop dessert, valued for its bright, tart lemon filling balanced against sweet pastry.

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