Lemon Curd Tartlets

How to Cook Recipes Lemon Curd Tartlets using 11 ingredients and 11 steps

Lemon Curd Tartlets -

You can cook Lemon Curd Tartlets using 11 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients make Lemon Curd Tartlets

1. It's Lemon curd.
2. You need 6 tbsp soft butter.
3. Prepare 1 cup sugar.
4. You need 2 eggs.
5. It's 2 egg yolks.
6. Prepare 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice..
7. Prepare Tart shells.
8. It's 6 oz plain flour.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp caster sugar.
10. Prepare 120 grams cold butter.
11. You need 2 tbsp cold water.

Lemon Curd Tartlets instructions

1. For tartlet shells: In a bowl, stir flour with sugar.With pastry blender or fingertips cut or rub butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs..
2. Sprinkle cold water a tbsp at a time into mixture, mixing lightly with a fork until dough just holds together. With hands shape dough into ball.Wrap and refrigerate for 30 mins.
3. Preheat oven to 220°C/425°F/gas 7.On lightly floured surface with floured rolling pin roll out dough 3mm- 1/8 inch thick. With floured 3 inch round pastry cutter cut out as many rounds as possible. Repeat with remaining dough..
4. Press each round in tartlet tins .With fork prick shells in many places to prevent shrinkage and puffing during baking.Bake for 12/15 mins until lightly browned.
5. Cool tartlets before filling them with lemon curd.
6. For lemon curd: Cream together butter & sugar for 2 mins until light & fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Then add yolks..
7. Beat until mixture becomes smooth and creamy light yellow..
8. Add lemon juice. Beat on low speed until incorporated..
9. Transfer to med sized saucepan and on low heat stir mixture is heated through and no longer looks curdled..
10. Keep stirring constantly for next 12 min on med heat until thickened..
11. Remove from heat and let it cool with cling wrap pressed directly on to the surface..

Lemon Curd Tartlets - Thank you and good luck