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Gennaro Contaldo from Good Food Live
Round off your meal with a delicious treat with Gennaro Contaldo's recipe for an unusual lemon flavoured tart

 

Crostata di limone e menta fresca (lemon and fresh mint tart)

Crostata di Limone e Menta Fresca (Lemon and  Fresh Mint Tart)

Method

 
1. To make the pastry, place the flour in a mixing bowl. Add the butter and mix, using a knife, until the butter is finely chopped. Add the sugar, egg yolks and water and mix, using a wooden spoon, until the mixture forms a dough.

2. Briefly knead the dough on a floured surface. Roll into a ball, wrap in cling film and chill in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 200ºC/gas 6.

4. To make the filling, place the egg yolks, lemon juice, butter, sugar and mint leaves in a food processor or blender. Blend until the mixture takes on a creamy consistency.

5. Add the ricotta and blend again for about 5 minutes.

6. In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff. Fold together the ricotta mixture and the whisked egg whites, then fold in the lemon zest.

7. Roll out the chilled pastry and use three-quarters of it to line a loose-based flan tin.

8. Pour the lemon and mint mixture into the flan case. Finely roll out the remaining pastry and cut it into 1cm thick strips. Use the pastry strips to form a lattice pattern over the filling.

9. Bake for 30 minutes until the filling has set and the pastry is golden. Remove, cool on a wire rack and serve.

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intermediate
 
Serves: 6-8
Prep: 30 min, plus chilling
Cook: 10 min
 
 

Ingredients


For the pastry:

250g Butter
200g caster sugar
500g plain flour
4 egg yolks
4 tbsp cold water

For the filling:

5 Eggs, separated
grated zest and juice of 3 Lemons
750g Ricotta cheese
50g fresh mint leaves
50g Butter
250g Sugar

 

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