I’d made Belinda’s lemon slice a little while ago. While I adored the filling, I didn’t like the base as I found it too soggy and a bit bland.

Naturally, given that this is a Nigella challenge, I had to make Nigella’s recipe.

She uses a plain shortcrust pastry in her tart with some lemon juice mixed into the water that you’d usually use to bind the pastry. This recipe is actually a combination of two different recipes. Simple homemade lemon tart is a great citrus dessert made from scratch & using basic ingredients. It was over 10 years ago. Nigella Lawson, How To Be A Domestic Goddess Lemon-Syrup Loaf Cake 125 g unsalted butter, softened 175 g caster sugar 2 large eggs zest of 1 lemon 175 g self raising flour pinch of salt 4 tablespoons milk 23 x 13 x 7 cm loaf tin buttered and lined For the syrup juice of 1 ½ lemons 100 g icing sugar For the glaze juice of ½ a lemon 150 g icing sugar Preheat your oven to 180 C/ … The filling for the lemon tart comes from a lemon slice recipe by Belinda Jeffrey.
The tart, without fruit topping, can be frozen for up to 3 months if made with regular cream cheese, but be warned it may "weep" on thawing, so is not ideal for freezing. No special skills are required and the final result is well worth it! It’s a perfect baking project for kids as well! I fell in love with lemon tart while living in Scotland. I loved everything … This homemade lemon tart is also perfect for beginner bakers!