tart lemon tarts.

here's trying out a pie crust that i saw online and was intrigued by. david lebovitz's melted and browned butter crust, together with his recipe for a lime meringue tart tweaked to a lemon-orange one.


it's really fun! you mix oil, butter, water, sugar in a bowl, and place it in the preheating oven that you're preparing to bake the crust. after that, dump the flour in its entirety and watch it sizzle away. so exciting that i completely forgot the camera (largely because im a wimp and and didnt dare to leave in case the flour burnt or something drastic like that. rescue's are a no-no, im completely disgusting at them). then you mix it up very easily into a dough that leaves the sides of the bowl, and is malleable and easy to work with.


press the dough into tart pans ( i chose to use mini tart ones). OR you can get someone to do this sort of menial tasks while you get on with the filling.



dont press these in too thickly though, because you want a good mix between the crust and the filling, and because these crusts rise for some reason, although there isnt too much mixing or leavening.


prepare 3 eggs and 3 egg yolks in a bowl and omgosh look so pretty.


mix it in with lemon juice and butter that has been warmed in a saucepan, and whisk it in together.


see they rise and make a puffy biscuit. this was not expected, which is why the crust really was thicker than i might have wanted it. it tasted good though, but the crust was brittle and so cracked and broke a lot easier.


use the filling, and then bake this for another ten minutes to set the top. they look very aesthetically pleasing right now! and so tart and nice.


prepare a stiff meringue (although i didnt do this well enough, and the meringue didnt hold up nor hold onto the grooves when i piped them out). AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEAVE A BOY WITH A PIPING BAG AND LEFTOVER MERINGUE.

dont do it, unless you're absolutely sure you dont want it anymore.


delegate work, and get someone else to do the piping if you're not sure about it yourself. bet you remember when earlier i said you could hence blame someone else this way (:



here's when i say the crust was brittle. tasted very good though! and here i burnt the meringue because i left it under the broiler for far too long ):

here's the recipe for the filling and crust, and just replace the lime juice with a mix of orange and lemon juice for a more interestingly-tasting one. adjust the sugar to taste, of course.