Quest 33: Lemon Sun Tart - Happy Pi Day!

Happy Pi Day! Each year, on 3.14 it is our duty as a part of the geek community to celebrate with delicious pie! Today, we will be doing our part by creating a tribute to both Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. With Spring well on its way, it seemed appropriate to have something with a little Spring flair - Lemon Sun Tart. Now for those of you not playing along at home, sun markers appear in the Spirit Temple in OoT and in the Ikana Castle in Majora's Mask. This is so good, you may be making them again come Easter. Enjoy!



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Crust
2 cups almond flour
½ teaspoon sea salt 

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon vanilla
5 Tablespoons of butter -  cut into pieces and cold 

3 tablespoons sugar
1 Large Egg

Lemon Curd
5 Egg Yolks
1 Cup Sugar
1/3 cup of fresh lemon juice and zest (about 3 lemons worth)
1 Stick of Butter - Cut into small pieces then chilled

Additions
Raspberries
Nectarines
Blueberries
Whipped Cream

The Quest!

 Start with the crust.  In a food processor, pulse all the crust ingredients until combined. 

Wrap the crust in plastic wrap and rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Press the mixture into either a greased large tart pan or two small tart pans. We are making one large tart pan for this post. 

Flash bake the crust for about 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool completely.

Now, let's make the lemon curd! In a double-boiler bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar whisk until smooth, about 1 minute. Zest and squeeze the lemons. Add juice and zest to egg mixture and whisk smooth. Place on double boiler. Continuously whisk until thickened over medium heat, approximately 8 minutes, or until mixture coats the back of a spoon and is generally the consistency of pudding.

Remove promptly from heat and stir in butter a piece at a time. Transfer to a container and chill for at least 2 hours. 

Putting it all together! Spoon the lemon curd into the cooled crust. Slice nectarines and wash berries.

Arrange fruit by creating a circle in the center - be creative - we used raspberries and blueberries. Then add nectarines as half of the sun rays and raspberries as the other half. Use blueberries for eyes and whipped cream for the whites of eyes and mouth. 

Gorgeous! Enjoy this lovely tart.


We hope you enjoy this recipe and Happy Pi Day!!

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