GAINSBOROUGH TART

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a sort of lemon-y bakewell sort of slice, perfect for pack-ups and picnics. You can use jam, lemon curd and premade pastry for a quick fix and it works just fine. Make double pastry and filling and make a lemon meringue pie at the same time.

Provided by easytiger-gb

Time 1h

Yield Makes Slices

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Line and grease the tin, pre-heat oven to 180 degrees
  • Pastry: rub the butter and flour together into crumbs, then add the egg to bind. Wrap in cling film and pop in the frigde.
  • Filling: melt the sugar, lemon juice and zest in a pan on a low heat. Mix the egg yolk to the cornflour mix and add to the pan, add the boiling water and stir at a simmer until thickened. Leave to cool
  • Topping: mix the melted butter with eggs and sugar, add the coconut and baking powder.
  • Assembly: roll the pastry out thinly and put a layer in the bottom of your tin. No need to blind bake. Pour over the slighly cooled lemon filling and spread in an even layer. Then spread over the topping in a thin layer over the top.
  • Bake for 30 minutes until firm and golden. Turn out gently and cut into 16 squares whilst still warm.

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