INGREDIENTS (Makes 7 inches tart):
FOR CRUST: |
1. 240g digestive biscuit- crush to crumb |
2. 20g brown sugar |
3. 2g of salt |
4. 108g unsalted butter, melted |
FOR THE FILLINGS: |
1. 105g lemon juice (2-3 lemons) |
2. 4.5g lemon zest |
3. 90g sugar |
4. 18g all purpose flour |
5. 1.5g salt |
6. 3 egg yolk and 3 whole eggs |
7. 21g water |
8. 45g olive oil |
FOR THE MERINGUE: |
1. 3 egg white |
2. 40g sugar |
STEPS: |
FOR CRUST: |
1. Crush the digestive biscuit using a rolling pin |
2. Add brown sugar and salt, mix well. |
3. Then, add melted unsalted in 2 batches, mix well. |
4. Then flatten the crust using a small bowl (see video) |
5. Place the tart in pre heated oven at 180 degree Celcius (with fan) for 10 minutes |
FOR THE FILLINGS: |
1. While the tart is baking, let’s prepare the fillings. |
2. In a pot, add sugar, flour and salt. Mix well. |
3. Add the eggs and lemon juice, stir to mix them. |
4. Then add lemon zest and water, mix well. |
5. Place it on stove at low fire and cook for 5 minutes or until it thickens (see video) |
6. Once it has thickens, add olive oil immediately and stir to mix. |
7. OPTIONAL: If you do not want your tart to be too sour, remove the lemon zest by sieving them. |
8. Then pour the fillings onto the warm/hot crust that has just came out of oven. |
9. Next place the lemon tart into the oven at 180 degree Celcius (top bottom heat with no fan) for 10 minutes. |
FOR THE MERINGUE: |
1. Beat the egg white with sugar until it stiffen. |
2. Next pipe them onto the surface of the tart. |
3. Bake at 180 degree Celcius top bottom heat with fan for 5 minute or until the meringue turns brownish. |
4. Let it cool down to room temperature and put in fridge overnight (or at least 2 hours) |
PHOTOS (For illustration):