Lemon Meringue Tart
- 1/2 cup pastry flour, whole wheat or 1/4 cup white flour, 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 18 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoon butter, unsalted cold and cut into small pieces
- 1/2 tablespoon canola oil or walnut oil, grape seed oil
- 1/4 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon water or more as needed
- 1 large eggs at room temperature, separated
- 2 tablespoons sugar plus 4 teaspoons, divided
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest freshly grated
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 375AF.
- To make the crust:
- Whisk together whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, sugar and salt in a medium bowl.
- Cut in butter with a fork or your fingers.
- Stir in oil and vinegar.
- Stir in enough water to form a moist and a little crumbly dough but not wet and sticky.
- Gather the dough into a ball, then pat it into a disk.
- Dust a cutting board or work surface with flour and transfer the dough onto it.
- Dust the dough with flour and roll into an 8-inch circle, dusting more flour as needed to prevent sticking.
- Arrange the crust to a 6-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
- Press the crust into the bottom and up the sides, folding the overhanging dough back into the pan in order to form double-thick sides.
- Prick the bottom and sides with a fork.
- Bake until lightly browned, about 22 minutes.
- Set aside to let cool for about 8 minutes.
- Increase the oven temperature to 425A.
- While the crust is cooling, whisk egg yolk and 2 tablespoons sugar in a medium bowl until thick and pale yellow, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Whisk in cornstarch until well mixed.
- Add water, lemon zest and lemon juice in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Remove from the heat.
- Slowly whisk about half the lemon mixture into the yolk mixture.
- Slowly whisk the combined mixture back into the remaining lemon mixture in the pan.
- Return the pan to the stove and cook over low heat, whisking frequently, until thickened and looks like pudding, about 2 minutes more.
- Pour into the prepared crust and spread evenly to the edges.
- Beat egg white in a small bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until soft peaks form.
- Gradually beat in the remaining 4 teaspoons sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Beat in vanilla.
- Mound the meringue over the warm filling, spread to the crustaTMs edges, forming peaks with a rubber spatula.
- Bake the tart until the meringue is lightly browned, 7 to 9 minutes.
- Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 15 minutes.
- Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
- Serve.
pastry flour, sugar, salt, butter, canola oil, white vinegar, water, eggs, sugar, cornstarch, water, lemon zest freshly, lemon juice, vanilla
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/lemon-meringue-tart-51771 (may not work)