This wonderful, rather delicious baked Amalfi Lemon Tart is fresh but comforting and just a stone’s throw away from a baked cheesecake. Its great served with ice cream, and really nice with seasonal berries, such as raspberries or strawberries. If you’re feeling the Italian vibe, a little slice for breakfast with a black coffee is a real treat.
Serves 10 to 12
Total time: 2 hours, plus chilling
PASTRY
250g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
50g icing sugar, plus extra for dusting
75ml olive oil
75ml Greco di Tufo white wine
½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste
FILLING
5 large lemons
500g quality ricotta cheese
150g caster sugar
2 large free-range eggs
Amalfi Lemon Tart Directions:
To make the pastry, put the flour and icing sugar into a large bowl with a good pinch of sea salt. Make a well in the middle, then add the oil, wine and vanilla paste. Use a fork to whip up the wet mixture, gradually bringing the flour in from the outside until it comes together as
Tip on to a lightly floured surface and knead for just a couple of minutes, then wrap in clingfilm and place in the fridge for 30 minutes. On a flour-dusted surface, roll out the pastry to about 3mm thick. Loosely roll it up around the rolling pin and unroll it over a 25cmloose-bottomed tart tin, easing and pushing it carefully into the sides.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC. When the time’s up, bake the pastry blind for 25 minutes, or until lightly golden.
Meanwhile, finely grate the zest of 1 lemon and put aside. Squeeze all the lemons to give you150ml of juice, then whisk with the rest of the filling ingredients until smooth, by hand or in a food processor.
Pour into the tart case and bake for 30 minutes, dusting with icing sugar and sprinkling over the lemon zest for the last 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool – it will have a slight wobble but will set as it cools. Dust with extra icing sugar, then slice and serve.
Amalfi Lemon Tart Recipe from “Jamie Cooks Italy” by Jamie Oliver © 2018. Photography © Jamie Oliver Enterprises Ltd. Published in Canada by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved.
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