Lemon tart - Swiss meringue

Lemon tart - Swiss meringue

Recipe by: joecham63
Preparation : 30 min
Cooking : 40 min
Total time : 1 h 10
Rest : 0 min
6 people

200 g of plain flour

50 g of almond powder

80 g of butter

30 g of icing sugar

1 pinch of salt

1 egg

2 tbsp of milk

2 lemons

80 g of sugar

3 eggs

80 g of butter

3 egg whites

80 g of icing sugar

10 g of cornstarch

RECIPE STEPS
1In the transparent bowl of the food processor, put the flour, almond powder, icing sugar, butter and a pinch of salt, then run the ROBOT program. Press the pulse button for 10 seconds.
  • 200 g of plain flour
  • 50 g of almond powder
  • 80 g of butter
  • 30 g of icing sugar
  • 1 pinch of salt
Robot
2In the measuring cup of the lid, break an egg and add the milk, then run the ROBOT program. Press the pulse button until the dough forms a ball. Stop immediately.
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp of milk
Robot
3Roll out the dough with a rolling pin between 2 sheets of baking paper. Line a 24 cm mold, forming edges rising about 2 cm. Cut the excess paper below and above and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
4Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven at 190 °C, with parchment paper underneath and on top and with baking weights (special beads or dry vegetables). The dough should be well cooked. Let it cool on a rack.
5Install the metal bowl. Finely grate the zest of a lemon without the white part, put it in the bowl of the robot. Add 80 g of powdered sugar, then run the program. Set aside the lemon sugar in a container.
  • 1 lemons
  • 80 g of icing sugar
Expert | 00:15 / 17 / __°C
6Install the whisk in the metal bowl. Pour in the lemon juice, add the eggs, the lemon sugar and 20 g of butter in small pieces, then run the program.
  • 2 lemons
  • 3 eggs
  • 20 g of butter
Expert | 08:00 / 9 / 80°C
7Let cool for 5 minutes, then add 60 g of butter in small pieces. Run the program. Pour over the cooled dough.
  • 60 g of butter
Expert | 00:45 / 7 / __°C
8In the perfectly clean and dry metal bowl, set up the whisk. Add the egg whites, icing sugar, and cornstarch. Run the program.
  • 3 egg whites
  • 80 g of icing sugar
  • 10 g of cornstarch
Beaten egg whites | 10:00 / 7 / 50°C
9Spread the meringue over the pie, using a spoon or a piping bag, and shape it as you like. Brown the meringue with a blowtorch or by placing it under the oven grill at 240 °C until it reaches the desired color (between 3 and 6 minutes).