Lemon (and coconut) tart

This is a favourite of mine. I LOVE this tart. I was so sad when I found I couldn't eat dairy. I was a dairy fiend. Milk, yoghurt, cheese and chocolate were all staples in my diet. I also LOVE cheesecake and creamy tart fillings. I thought I'd give this recipe a go, but substitute the cream for coconut cream. I'm so glad I took the gamble. Was SO SO worth it. It takes a bit of time, but if you like lemon desserts, you'll love this recipe.

Lemon tart

Ingredients

Pastry case
3/4 cup plain flour
1/4 cup almond meal
1/3 cup icing sugar
1 egg yolk
125g dairy free spread (or butter)

Lemon filling
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon fine lemon zest
5 eggs
3/4 cup castor sugar
1 cup coconut cream (Full fat. Just face it, this isn't a health food so don't even bother pretending. Eat it in moderation, do some exercise and you'll be fine) (or normal cream)

I"m a more is more kinda girl. I love really lemony lemon flavours so I tend to add just a little bit more. If you don't like it too lemony, just reduce the quantities of the lemon.

Preheat oven to 200 degrees C/180 fan forced.
Blitz the pastry case ingredients in a food processor until a dough is formed. Refrigerate for 30 minutes then roll out between two pieces of grease-proof paper until desired size. Line your tart/flan tin with grease-proof paper and then gently put the pastry in the tin. Chill again for 30 minutes. Cover pastry with more grease-proof paper then add pastry-weights/rice/beans. Cook for 15 minutes or until lightly golden.
Remove pie weights and grease-proof paper and add the lemon filling (combine all ingredients and whisk for a couple of minutes) and the bake until set. The original recipe calls for 20 minutes or so. I generally have to go between 40-60 depending on the size of my flan tin. Just keep an eye on it (you shouldn't leave the house with an oven on anyway).

Cool, then cut into generous sized pieces (keeping in mind it is quite rich and very filling) and serve with vanilla So Good icecream (or icecream of your choice...vanilla is the best though!).

I'm not sure I've said this enough. This is SO nice. In all its luscious lemony goodness.
Bon appetit!

xxx