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Recipe Summary

prep:
25 mins
stand:
40 mins
cook:
7 mins
chill:
60 mins
bake:
13 mins at 450°
Servings:
8
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Lemon Curd Tart

Ingredients

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Directions

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  • In a small nonreactive* heavy saucepan, combine egg yolks and sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the lemon juice; mix well. Cook and stir constantly over medium heat 7 to 8 minutes or until thickened and bubbly and an instant-read thermometer registers 180°F.

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  • Once the curd is very thick, remove from heat and strain through a fine mesh strainer into a small bowl. Let mixture cool about 20 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer registers 140°F. Stir in the butter and, if using, the vanilla paste or vanilla. If using vanilla bean, using the tip of a paring knife, slit vanilla bean lengthwise down the center. Using the knife, scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the lemon curd.

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  • Cover surface of the curd with plastic wrap. Chill for at least 1 hour. (Store, covered, in the refrigerator up to 1 week.)

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  • In a chilled metal mixing bowl, beat whipping cream with an electric mixer on medium speed, beating just until soft peaks form. Stir a small amount of the whipped cream into lemon curd to lighten. Gently fold in the remaining whipped cream until all is the same color.

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  • To serve, using a small sharp knife, gently loosen edge of Easy Tart Shell from sides of pan; remove sides from tart pan. Place tart shell on a serving plate. Spoon the lemon curd mixture into tart shell. Top with berries. Cut tart into wedges.

*TIP:

Because acidic foods react to aluminum pans, use a stainless steel, glass, or enamel pan to prepare curd.

Nutrition Facts (Lemon Curd Tart)

310 calories; total fat 21g; saturated fat 10g; polyunsaturated fat 1g; monounsaturated fat 4g; cholesterol 143mg; sodium 119mg; potassium 47mg; carbohydrates 29g; fiber 0g; sugar 15g; protein 2g; trans fatty acid 0g; vitamin a 534IU; vitamin c 5mg; thiamin 0mg; riboflavin 0mg; niacin equivalents 0mg; vitamin b6 0mg; folate 16mcg; vitamin b12 0mcg; calcium 20mg; iron 0mg.

Easy Tart Shell

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  • Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes. Unroll piecrust. Ease pastry into an ungreased 11-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Press pastry into pan; trim edges. Prick bottom and sides of pastry. Line with a double thickness of foil. Bake in a 450°F oven for 8 minutes. Remove foil. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes more or until lightly browned. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.

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