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Lemon Curd Tart with Olive Oil

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Lemon Curd Tart with Olive Oil

Lemon Curd Tart with Olive Oil

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Equipment

  • Hand Mixer - Ideal for mixing doughs and batters

  • Pastry Rolling Pin - Essential for rolling out pie and tart dough

  • Silicone Baking Mat - Perfect for lining baking sheets

  • Cooking Oil Sprayer - Useful to coat tart pans with olive oil

  • Rubber Spatula - A must-have tool for scraping lemon curd from bowls

  • Digital Food Scale - Ensures accurate measurements in baking

  • Microplane Grater - Used for zesting lemons

  • Oxo Silicone Ice Cube Trays - Can be repurposed to make tartlets

  • Baking Stone or Heavy Bottom Skillet - Cooks the tart base evenly and potentially faster

  • Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls - Versatile for mixing and withstanding high temperatures

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons almonds with skins, toasted and cooled

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1/4 cup confectioners sugar

  • Pinch of fine sea salt

  • 1/2 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

  • 1 large egg yolk

  • 3 1/2 tablespoons fruity olive oil (preferably French)

  • 3 large lemons

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch

  • 2 whole large eggs plus 2 large yolks

  • 1/2 stick unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

  • 2 tablespoons fruity olive oil (preferably French)

  • a 9-inch round tart pan with removable side; a small offset spatula

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle.
2

Instruction 2

Pulse almonds with flour, sugar, and sea salt to a fine powder in a food processor. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps.
3

Instruction 3

Add yolk and oil and pulse until just incorporated and a very soft dough has formed.
4

Instruction 4

Spread dough evenly over bottom and up side of pan with offset spatula. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
5

Instruction 5

Bake shell until golden brown all over, about 13 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
6

Instruction 6

Grate enough zest from lemons to measure 1 tablespoon, then squeeze 3/4 cup juice from lemons.
7

Instruction 7

Whisk together lemon zest and juice, sugar, cornstarch, whole eggs, and yolks in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Boil, whisking, 2 minutes.
8

Instruction 8

Remove from heat and whisk in butter and oil until smooth.
9

Instruction 9

Pour lemon curd into cooled shell and chill until set, at least 2 hours.
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