This for me is stepping outside of my comfort zone. Think I wanted to prove I could do it whilst having an unwinding Sunday. Simplicity is the key with only using 5 ingredients but as I found out a few stages that I found a little tricky,

The proof as they say is in the pudding. Bake Off judges would be pleased as it didn’t have a soggy bottom !! We only like one type of soggy bottom and it’s not on pastry ( cheeky )

Ingredients-

A roll of sweet pastry ( shop bought), 6 medium eggs – beaten, 3 large lemons, 250g of caster sugar & 150ml of double cream.

Method-

Grease a flan tin or pastry dish with a little butter. Roll out your pastry, prick it with a fork and place it in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up.

Preheat your oven to 200C / gas mark 6. Line the pastry case with some crumpled greaseproof paper and cover with baking beans. Bake for 12-15 minutes until the edges look a little like cooked biscuit-coloured.

Carefully remove the greaseproof paper and baking beans if you’re happy with the pastry. Return to the oven for 3/4 minutes. Remove from the oven, brush a little of the beaten egg over the pastry and return to the oven for 2 minutes. Remove, set aside and lower the oven temperature to 120C / gas mark 1/2.

For the filling, finely grate the zest from two lemons. squeeze the juice from all three lemons into a separate bowl.

Beat the eggs and sugar together until it’s mixed but not frothy. Add the cream and juice of the lemons. Pour your mixture through a sieve into a jug pushing and mixture through the sieve. Add the lemon zest to the jug and give it a little mix.

Pour the mixture into the pasty case.

Bake the tart for 40-45 minutes until it’s just set. Firm with a little wobble ( oh cheeky again 😉). Allow to cool a little before serving.

Once cooled serve ❤️

Again the recipe is from my food hero Rick Stein. I picked up this book are part of a set – starters, mains & puddings. Three little unique books which I don’t believe are available anymore. The books were first published in 2004 and I picked them up on a trip to Cornwall in 2008, plus this very old oven glove and plate slate for hot pans. Little pieces of my heart.

Thank you for reading my ramblings if you have.