Pastry Recipe Lemon Curd Tarts

Brush the pastry outside the line with egg wash and then.

Pastry recipe lemon curd tarts. Stir in the sugar and salt then add the egg and stir with a fork until just combined. There are many ways of making mini lemon curd tarts with puff pastry. Fill the cooled tart with the cooled pastry cream.

Cut the butter into the flour using a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles course breadcrumbs. A simple and easy recipe that you can make from scratch or semi homemade. Stir in 55g 2 oz flour baking powder and grated lemon rind.

Using one half score a line about 2 5cm 1in inside the edge all round the pastry. Use your hands to work the mixture into a dough. The lemon curd will thicken at about 175 degrees f or just below a simmer.

A delicious tart homemade lemon curd filling made with fresh lemon juice and egg yolks filled in a buttery flaky homemade shortcrust pastry. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven until the filling is just set and the pastry is golden brown. Spoon a little lemon curd into the bottom of each pastry case.

Cutting the pastry into squares or circles and placing them in a muffin tray to make cups. Pour the mixture into a 2 quart saucepan and cook over low heat stirring constantly until thickened about 10 minutes. Using a fork prick the pastry inside the line all over.

You can decorate it any way that you like. Add some berries on top to make such a pretty presentation. I kept it simple and pretty the curd was so yummy i could not stop eating it right from the jar.