Candied lemons are a must for this lemon pistachio tart along with a dusting of powdered sugar and pistachios to finish this bright and lovely citrus dessert.
Sundays are my baking day. Obviously time is a big reason, but it’s really more about timing.
I love having sweets at home, but I don’t want them all for myself. It feels so much better to share.
I am a veggie-obsessed fitness enthusiast with a wicked sweet tooth—not exactly the most compatible combination.
Baking on Sundays means I show up at the office on Monday with lots of goodies to share with my co-workers.
A few weeks ago I had such a busy Monday that I nearly forgot I had an entire chocolate cake in my bag! I know that sounds completely ridiculous.
With the first days of spring here, last weekend’s baking took on a much lighter, zippier twist than my go-to rich chocolate desserts. I ended up baking a lemon pistachio tart.
Tarts are so convenient to bake because you can make the dough the day before you need it.
For this dough, I ground salted roasted shelled pistachios and sugar in the food processor. The flour went in next followed by cubed cold butter, egg yolk and water.
I patted the dough into a disc, covered it in plastic wrap and chilled it in the fridge.
When I was ready, I rolled out the dough and fitted it into a rectangular tart pan to blind bake.
The lemon filling was a very simple mixture of eggs, sugar, heavy cream, lemon juice and lemon zest. I poured it into the shell and baked it until the filling was just set.
Decorations are optional. You can dust the tart with powdered sugar and be done. Or you can sprinkle it with chopped pistachios.
I decided to do both of those plus I made a batch of candied lemon slices. They had a kind of rustic stained-glass look that really dressed up the lemon pistachio tart.
Candied lemons are a must for this lemon pistachio tart along with a dusting of powdered sugar and pistachios to finish this bright and lovely citrus dessert.
Adapted from Martha Stewart Weddings Winter 2004
Rustic Mediterranean spring welcoming tart ! Who on earth would ask for more ? 🙂
★★★★★