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I want to make a *very* specific type of lemon tart

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ScrambledSmegs · 27/03/2017 18:36

And it's doing my ruddy head in.

All the recipes in my books and that I've been able to find online have been of the filled with lemon curd variety. I don't want this type, the one I want is described in the deli I went to (in Provence) as a sablés au citron but it's not a biscuit so god knows what they were smoking when they named it. It's a thin flat flaky pastry topped with another thin layer of a sort of caramelised lemon jam I think, very sharp, very intense. Think grown-up jam tart. It's incredibly delicious, they were flying off the shelves so I think it must have been this shop's speciality.

I'm tempted to have a go just by making a fine cut lemon marmalade and spreading it on a thin layer of puff pastry but I worry that it may end up being the weirdest thing ever.

Have any of you heard of this? Is there such a thing as a recipe or even a suggestion of how to make it anywhere? Am I doomed to have to go back to the same holiday destination just to get my fix? Grin

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BellaGoth · 27/03/2017 18:38

Tarte au citron?

www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/tarte_au_citron_94480

BellaGoth · 27/03/2017 18:40

Actually I think that's wrong. Sorry!

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ScrambledSmegs · 27/03/2017 18:42

Yes, that's the usual lemon curd tart we mostly have here. Delicious, but not the tart I'm looking for! Thanks for looking.

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AssassinatedBeauty · 27/03/2017 18:52

Were they like these:

instantchef.com/blog/sables-citron/

ImperialBlether · 27/03/2017 18:55

Is this it?

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ScrambledSmegs · 27/03/2017 19:27

Thanks Imperial, no.3 is the closest I've seen so far but I think the filling is still a little too curd-like.

Have you ever had a pissaladière? It looks a lot like that, a large rectangular very flat tart. Except with a sort of lemon marmalade on top, not cheese and anchovies!

I'm not helping much, am I?

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frazzled3ds · 27/03/2017 19:36

Something like this?

www.thenitenote.com/2011/08/recipe-janices-insanely-good-lemon.html?m=1

AlmaMartyr · 27/03/2017 19:39

I don't know but it sounds delicious. I love lemon pie.

timeisnotaline · 27/03/2017 19:42

Hmm. I have made one that sounds a bit like that - all my classic recipes are a much milder lemon with cream, this one is tangier, thinner, no cream. And harder to get right!

timeisnotaline · 27/03/2017 19:56

Can you read this? I think this is the one I have in mind, it's from an American cookbook, a silver palate cookbook

I want to make a *very* specific type of lemon tart
I want to make a *very* specific type of lemon tart
LapinR0se · 27/03/2017 20:01

Any good?

I want to make a *very* specific type of lemon tart
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ScrambledSmegs · 27/03/2017 20:19

Lapin Rose, I think that's quite similar actually! Where did you find it?

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SlightlyTired · 27/03/2017 20:22

Could it be a Galette de Perouges? www.kitchenbutterfly.com/2012/08/20/galette-de-perouges/

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ScrambledSmegs · 27/03/2017 20:29

Wow, some really great recipes. I need to have a look. Will be back later! Thanks everyone Thanks

In other news, I've just discovered that the lovely deli has a Facebook page. Ye gods, I am drooling. Can't understand a damn thing, but who cares, with those photos! These are the tarts. Not a great closeup photo but you get the idea of how thin they are.

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AssassinatedBeauty · 27/03/2017 20:31

What's the name of the deli?

Liara · 27/03/2017 20:32

Can you link to the deli's facebook page?

SlightlyTired · 27/03/2017 20:34

Now I am really craving lemon tart. Any lemon tart!

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ScrambledSmegs · 27/03/2017 20:35

Um, I don't know if I really should? It's an official business page, I know, but I know MNHQ can be funny about linking Facebook pages sometimes.

I've found a better photo of 'la légendaire sable citron' (their description) if that helps you forgive me a little?

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ScrambledSmegs · 27/03/2017 20:37

Anne - that's why I went looking for a recipe today! I bought those, thinking they would be similar and they're not, far too sweet and the pastry is shortcrust, I could have cried.

Am really over-invested in these damn tarts...

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ScrambledSmegs · 27/03/2017 20:37

Oops. Better picture here, sorry.

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ScrambledSmegs · 27/03/2017 20:38

Looks a lot like my cheese on toast, actually!

Grin
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AnneEyhtMeyer · 27/03/2017 20:38

Oh sorry!

They look heavenly in those pictures. If you discover the recipe please share it!

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ScrambledSmegs · 27/03/2017 20:48

That's ok! I think I'd have really liked those little tarts if I hadn't had the expectation hanging over me. Everyone else in my family really likes them!

I would love to discover the recipe but I suspect it's a closely guarded secret. The only thing for me to do is go back there on holiday and conduct research. Lots of research...

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