GRANADILLA LEMON CURD TART

GRANADILLA LEMON CURD TART

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Ingredients for Short Crust Pastry:

300g cake flour; 30g castor sugar; pinch of salt;

200g cold butter(cubed);

2 eggs yolks;

15ml cold water(if needed);

FOR THE CURD:

1 medium lemon/orange juiced(80-100ml);

115g granadilla pulp;

125ml castor sugar;

80g butter cut into small blocks;

2 extra large eggs;

1 extra large egg yolk.

METHOD:

1) CRUST: Preheat oven to 180dC. Spray a tart/flan tin or a 12 hole muffin pan with cooking spray. Process dry ingredients in food processor before adding small blocks of butter through the chute at the top. When it resembles breadcrumbs, add egg yolk & mix briefly until it starts to come together into a ball

If continues to look too dry add the water but you might not need it. Remember you are making a shortcrust pastry that you will press into pan rather than roll out. So if it is a little dry it will make a nice crisp tart base. Chill briefly so that the butter can solidify again. Press about half the mixture into tart tin (share dough between 12 holes if using a muffin pan). Press down to make a base and sides. Prick with fork & bake for 20mins until golden brown. Remove from oven & allow to cool. 

2) CURD: Make a double boiler by taking a small pot & placing 200ml water inside. Place onto stove, set to med heat & place a larger glass bowl on top. Make sure the water does not touch base of bowl. Place juice, pulp, sugar & butter into the bowl & stir until sugar & butter has melted. Break eggs into a bowl & beat briefly.

Add beaten eggs to cooking fruit mixture & stir well for 10 mins until thickened. The eggs will cook so you don't need to worry about raw egg contamination. You are just cooking it slowly to prevent ending with scrambled eggs. Once the curd has thickened, remove from heat & set bowl aside to cool. To assemble, place curd filling into cooled crust. Chill before serving. 

Geplaas deur: Moira Botha Dyer 
http://lekkerreseptevirdiejongergeslag.blogspot.com/2013/06/granadilla-lemon-curd-tart.html

 

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