9 classic fresh tart Recipes

ready made shortcrust pastry, fresh lemon juice, lemons , zest of, fresh finely grated, creme fraiche, caster sugar, eggs, beaten, icing sugar , to sprinkle

all purpose flour, salt, chilled unsalted butter , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, chilled solid vegetable shortening , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, ice water, nonstick vegetable oil spray, sweet apples , such as spartan or golden delicious, peeled, cored, thinly sliced (about 5 1/2 cups), tart apples , such as granny smith or pippin, peeled, cored, thinly sliced (about 5 1/2 cups), sugar, fresh lemon juice, ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, all purpose flour, unsalted butter, diced, whole milk

plain flour, butter or 6 oz margarine or 6 oz margarine, and combined, salt, cold water, to mix, unsalted butter, softened, caster sugar or 6 oz superfine sugar, eggs, lightly beaten, self raising flour, ground almonds, drops almond essence, raspberry jam, cranberry sauce or 3 tbsp jam, fresh cranberries, sliced almonds, icing sugar , for dusting, ready-made shortcrust pastry , instead of home-made pastry (optional)

egg yolk, heavy cream, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces and chilled (1 stick), egg yolks, eggs, sugar, fresh lemon zest (4 lemons), fresh lemon juice (4 lemons), salt, unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces (1/2 stick), heavy cream, chilled

pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches), fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped, tart apples, peeled and coarsely chopped, brown sugar, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, butter

tart apples, peeled, cored and sliced (granny smith apples are suggested), lemon zest, lemon juice, freshly squeezed, pure vanilla extract, nutmeg, freshly grated, all-purpose flour, quick-cooking rolled oats, granulated sugar, brown sugar , packed, pecans, crushed, dried cranberries or 1/2 cup cherries, salt, ground cinnamon, butter, cut into small squares

mile high lemon meringue secrets, lemon meringue pie may be an american classic , but it can be tricky to prepare. there s the crust with all its issues, then the tart filling and the meringue itself, which is all too prone to weeping. and that topping is never, ever as tall and fluffy as we would like. we wanted to figure out how to make a perfect lemon meringue pie with a sky-high topping. here s what we discovered, make the meringue with a hot sugar syrup (what the professionals call italian-style meringue). this ensures that the meringue is cooked through and stable enough to be piled high on top of the filling. the addition of a little cream of tartar to the egg whites while mixing also helps to stabilize the meringue.flavor the filling with both lemon zest and lemon juice for the brightest citrus flavor. remember to strain the filling to remove the zest, which would mar the otherwise silky smooth filling.use a rubber spatula to spread the meringue over the filled pie, making sure to stick the meringue to the edge of the pie crust to prevent the topping from shrinking. once all the meringue is on the pie, use the spatula to make the spikes and peaks of meringue., all-purpose flour , for dusting, brisee (pie dough) for 1 single 9 inch pie crust, egg, heavy cream, cornstarch, cake flour, salt, sugar, egg yolks, lightly beaten, fresh lemon juice, lemon rind, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, egg whites, sugar, salt