
Pour into the shell, and refrigerate until set (at least 2 hours).Remove sauce pan from heat, then stir in the butter and olive oil until smooth.Bring to a boil on medium heat, whisking constantly for about 2 minutes.In a saucepan, add zest, ¾ cup juice from grapefruit, sugar, corn starch, eggs, and egg yolks.Once chilled, add baking weights (or dried beans - we'll usually lay a layer of parchment, then the weights on top) on top of crust and bake for 12 minutes, remove weights and bake for another 5 minutes until golden brown.Top quick bread, gingerbread, pound cake, olive oil cake, cupcakes, scones, pancakes or muffins.
Lemon curd tart with olive oil plus#
Spread dough out in a 14 inch long pan (or large round tart pan), and chill for another 30 minutes. Uses for Lemon Curd Spread onto shortbread, sugar cookies, graham crackers (shown) or ginger/molasses cookies. PASTRY 250 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 50 g icing sugar, plus extra for dusting 75 ml olive oil 75 ml Greco di Tufo white wine teaspoon.Place in the fridge for about 30 minutes until chilled.Knead dough on a floured surface until smooth, then shape into a disc and wrap with plastic wrap.Add in yolk and cold water, continuing to pulse until dough just forms together.In a food processor, combine flour, butter, and sugar, pulse until mixed.It can be a farewell to fresh summer breezes.

Hopefully you love this tart as much as we did. Fortunately, I think there’s some stone fruits begging to be put to use, and many new ideas in that reserve of recipes I have. Writing about this really makes me want to make another one, and I hope you’ll feel the same. My girlfriends were thrilled, and the pictures turned out lovely as always. Baking is meant to be enjoyed, and the photos don’t always have to take first priority. I remember wondering if that was the right thing to be doing, since we hadn’t yet taken photos. Being happy to see them, I whipped the setting tart out of the fridge, dished some up, and we crushed a few slices. This grapefruit tart has been waiting in the wings for quite some time, and now its time for it to shine! The day I made the tart, I had friends stop by unexpectedly. I always have a reserve of recipes I’ve been meaning to try. A sprinkle of sea salt at the end makes the bars slightly savory and brings out the tartness and bitterness of the curd, while a generous dusting of powdered sugar is a softly sweet contrast. Making pies was always something I did with my mom, and we always used grandma’s recipe, so that’s probably why I feel so fondly about it.Īnyways, on to the tart. Actually, I just like dealing with pastry dough too! I don’t find it tedious, as I know some people do.

Light, citrus desserts are totally my thing. God forbid I eat this all in one sitting. Instead of going with my weakness, and making a lemon tart, I decided to be a little more sane. If I remember correctly, I spotted it at HomeSense, and that very evening this tart was pulled out of the oven. A nice, slender one that was just begging to be used.
