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Shortcrust Pastry

Place the following ingredients into the Thermomix bowl, 150g plain flour, 75g chilled butter cut into pieces , 1/2tsp salt,  50g water chilled.

Place the following ingredients into the Thermomix bowl, 150g plain flour, 75g chilled butter cut into pieces , 1/2tsp salt, 50g water chilled.

Mix for 20 seconds on speed 4.

Mix for 20 seconds on speed 4.

Make sure it is mixed.

Make sure it is mixed.

Work into a flattened ball

Work into a flattened ball

Wrap in glad wrap and refrigerate for later use.

Wrap in glad wrap and refrigerate for later use.

Pre heat oven to 200 degrees Celsius

Pre heat oven to 200 degrees Celsius

Roll out the dough on a floured surface.

Roll out the dough on a floured surface.

Transfer into pie dish, line pastry up with bottom of dish and trim any excess.

Transfer into pie dish, line pastry up with bottom of dish and trim any excess.

Line pastry with baking paper and fill with pie weights.

Line pastry with baking paper and fill with pie weights.

Place in pre heated oven and set a timer for 15 minutes.

Place in pre heated oven and set a timer for 15 minutes.

Once cooked takeout baking paper and pie weights, cook for a further 5 minutes, once done It's now ready to fill with your filling.

Once cooked takeout baking paper and pie weights, cook for a further 5 minutes, once done It's now ready to fill with your filling.

Lemon Tart Filling

Collect ingredients and lower Oven heat to 160 degrees Celsius.

Collect ingredients and lower Oven heat to 160 degrees Celsius.

Place 6 eggs and 250g of caster sugar into Thermomix bowl and mix on low speed for 20 seconds.

Place 6 eggs and 250g of caster sugar into Thermomix bowl and mix on low speed for 20 seconds.

Add zest and juice of 3 lemons and stir.

Add zest and juice of 3 lemons and stir.

Add 200mls of cream and mix for 40 seconds on speed 2.

Add 200mls of cream and mix for 40 seconds on speed 2.

Pour into the just baked pastry base.

Pour into the just baked pastry base.

Cook in pre heated oven for 40 minutes.

Cook in pre heated oven for 40 minutes.

Allow to cool in tin for 40 minutes before serving. Serve dusted with icing sugar.

Allow to cool in tin for 40 minutes before serving. Serve dusted with icing sugar.

Serve with a side of berries and cream.

Serve with a side of berries and cream.

Nutritional facts

Nutritional facts

  • SHORTCRUST PASTRY
  • preheated oven to 200 degress
  • 150g Plain Flour
  • 75g Chilled Butter cut into pieces
  • 1/2 tsp of Salt
  • 50g Chilled Water
  • LEMON FILLING
  • Preheat oven to 160 degress
  • 6 Eggs
  • 250g Caster Sugar
  • Zest and juice of 3 large Lemons
  • 200 mls of Cream
  • Icing Suger to dust