free hit counter code

Today I remain silent…

And because a picture is worth a thousand words…

Chocolate crust:

To a 20-23 cms diameter pan:

15 g cocoa
125 g flour
36 g icing sugar
75 g cold butter, chopped
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp cold water

Pre-heat the oven to 180º C.
Combine together dry ingredients.
Add butter and blend.
Add egg yolk and water.
Wrap tightly and refrigerate (30 minutes).
Roll out the dough (5mm thick).
Transfer the rolled dough to the pan.
Dock the bootom of the crust to prevent it from bubbling up.
Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Caramel and lemon filling:

150 g sugar
180 ml cream
30 ml lemon juice
1/4 lemon zest
20 g cornstarch
5 egg yolks
90 ml water

Prepare a caramel with the sugar.
Add the warm cream and stir gently until completely blended.
Add cornstarch (dissolved in water), lemon juice and zest.
Bring to medium heat to thicken.
Remove from heat, stir to cool down and add whisked egg yolks.

Meringue:

4 egg whites
250 g sugar
Whisk the egg yolks and sugar until stiff peaks form.

Pre-heat the oven to 150ºC.
Fill the crust with the caramel and lemon mixture and top with meringue.
Bake until meringue is dry.

September 6, 2008 | Filed Under chocolate, meringues, pies, tarts, tartelettes 

comments



12 Responses to “Today I remain silent…”

  1. amritac em 6 September, 2008

    And I was hoping to stay away from anything sweet for a week…now I want this! The photos look great!

  2. Tartelette em 6 September, 2008

    Beautiful and effective food styling! The caramel lemon and chocolate association is perfect!

  3. [eatingclub] vancouver || js em 6 September, 2008

    So beautiful, so elegant. This speaks eloquently for you.

  4. CookingKatie em 7 September, 2008

    I don’t think I have ever such beautiful food photographs as I have seen on this site. I know that sounds gushing, but i mean it, its art rather than just food… (but better, because I know it must taste amazing as well). I hope you are making money out of your talents!

  5. Aran em 7 September, 2008

    no need for words… just enjoy this beauty!

  6. Alexa em 7 September, 2008

    This tart does speak for itself. Such elegance, taste and beauty… This is one classy dessert.

  7. Ivana em 7 September, 2008

    Amazing!!!

  8. linda em 7 September, 2008

    Delicious combination of flavours and pretty presentation :)

  9. Vera em 7 September, 2008

    Leonor, your tart is beautiful and the flavor combination is fantastic!

  10. Rhyleysgranny em 8 September, 2008

    Ah I didn’t notice the English version. Such a beautiful blog with wonderful pictures. This was a mouse stopper on TasteSpotting. :)

  11. miri em 8 September, 2008

    Your photos and food styling always leave me breathless! The tart looks divine!

  12. Y em 11 September, 2008

    No words necessary indeed :)

Leave a Reply