Lemon Meringue Tart Recipe - (4.5/5)

Ingredients

• For Vanilla Shortcrust Pastry:
• 175 g of Plain Flour
• 1 tbsp of Icing Sugar
• 1/2 tsp of Salt
• Seeds of 1 Vanilla Bean
• 100 g of Chilled Butter (diced)
• 1 Egg Yolk (save the white for the meringue later)
• 2 - 4 tbsp of Cold Water
• For Lemon Curd Filling:
• 100 g of Brown Sugar
• Zest of 2 Lemons
• 2 tbsp of Corn Flour
• 125 ml of Lemon Juice (about 2 to 3 lemons, strained)
• Juice of 1 Small Orange (strained)
• Water
• 85 g of Chilled Butter
• 3 Egg Yolks + 1 Whole Egg (save the whites for the meringue later)
• For Italian Meringue:
• 4 Egg Whites
• 200 g of Caster Sugar
• 75 ml of Water