i dreamt up this recipe last night and could not wait to get in the kitchen this morning to make them,
i ground up some pistachios and put it into the pastry and then i added a lemon curd layer and a lemon sponge layer in these little tarts, i topped them with a tangy lemon icing.
they packed allot of flavour in each mouth full, the pistachios in the pastry added a really nice flavour and texture.
for the pastry
1 cup plain flour
1/4 cup shelled pistachios
1/2 cup butter
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg yolk
3 tbsp ice water
in a food processor pulse the pistachios until fine, then add the flour, salt, sugar and combine then add the egg yolk, butter and pulse and add 1 tbsp of water at a time and pulse, add more water until it forms a ball, wrap in cling film and put in the fridge for 1 hour,
preheat oven to 190c 374f
grease tart cases and roll out pastry, fill each shell with baking beans and blind bake for 10 minutes
remove from oven
let cool, spread some lemon curd in each shell and make the sponge
for sponge
2 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup self raising flour
2 tsp lemon zest
whip the eggs and sugar till light and creamy then then add the lemon zest and sift in the flour and fold in,
pour into each shell.
bake for 10 minutes
for icing
1/4 cup icing sugar sifted
lemon juice
mix icing sugar with lemon juice till thick and spread some on each tart and sprinkle on some chopped pistachios and lemon zest
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This is just beautiful! I love your flavor combination as well, and I am definitely pinning this for later!
P.S. – I would love it if you linked up at Do Tell Tuesday with the gals and me!
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Diane @ Vintage Zest
These are incredible, and so pretty!! I LOVE the sound of the lemon and pistachio! Pinning now, thanks so much for sharing!
Hannah ♫
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Your posts always make me hungry, but this one in particular makes me want to go straight to the kitchen, grab an apron and start baking!
I follow your blog by email and your posts are so well written and your food so beautifully photographed, I find they really inspire the domestic goddess in me and I feel rather guilty that until now I haven't taken the time to leave a comment to say so.
Just stopping by to say WOW! I don't even need to make these to know they are awesome!! We eat with our eyes first, right?! Pinning now! ~Lisa @ Practically Perfect Home
These sound really good Aimee. Can you tell me what baking beans are? And what does blind bake mean? Sorry to sound so thick, but I've never heard of those before. Thank you for sharing at What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a lovely week! ~Deborah
Bliss! My only problem is I'd struggle to not eat all of them myself.
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Diane @ Vintage Zest
Hi, these look really good, I have pinned them to my board and look forward to trying them out!
These are adorable and sound delicious! What cute little tins also!