Lemon Berry Tart
- 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 12 cup confectioners' sugar
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 9 tablespoons unsalted butter, very cold and chopped up small
- 1 large egg
- 12 cup raspberry preserves
- 3 large eggs
- 3 large egg yolks
- 12 cup sugar
- 1 lemon, zest of
- 12 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cut up into small pieces
- 2 cups assorted berries
- Make the cream filling: Combine 3 eggs, 3 egg yolks, 1/2 c sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and salt in a double boiler or a heat-proof bowl over boiling water.
- Whisk quickly and constantly.
- It will get frothy and then finally turn creamy.
- Whisk for one more minute, then take off heat and whisk in the 2 sticks of butter, adding a little at a time and stirring until it melts.
- Push the curd through a fine mesh sieve to remove any bits of cooked egg that didn't get whisked inches (This can be kept in the fridge for up to 5 days or frozen for up to a month and defrosted in the fridge overnight.
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- Put flour, confectioners sugar, and 1/4 tsp salt in a food processor.
- Pulse a few times to mix.
- Add in very cold butter lumps.
- Pulse a few beats until course and grainy with pea-sized butter bits remaining in the batter.
- Add in the egg, pouring it over the entire surface.
- Pulse again, but stops before it actually stays together completely.
- When it is chunky, turn it out onto a work surface and press it just until it comes together.
- Wrap it in plastic and chill for a couple of hours.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough.
- It should be about 3 inches larger in diameter that your tart pan.
- I have it on a piece of parchment to prevent it from sticking to the table.
- Sparingly sprinkle with flour as needed to keep it from sticking.
- Move the disk to a 9-inch tart pan and press it in against all edges and corners, letting the excess hang over the edge.
- Roll a rolling pin over the top edge to cut the excess off.
- Prick the tart all over with a fork.
- Place the tart shell in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Tightly press a sheet of foil inside the tart shell.
- Bake the tart about 25 minutes or until golden.
- Let the shell cool completely.
- Brush the bottom of the shell with a thin layer of preserves.
- Spread about 2 cups of the lemon mouse over the preserves.
- Top with fresh berries.
- Yum!
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lemon-berry-tart-406515 (may not work)