Jane's Lemon Curd Tart With Fresh Fruit
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: varies
 
Ingredients
  • Pie dough for 1 9" tart pan. A prepared crust was used.
  • 1 8½ oz jar of lemon curd (1 jar of American Spoon Lemon Curd was used)
  • 2 pints blueberries (you will have a few left over)
  • 2 quarts of strawberries
  • 3 T peach jelly
  • Grand Marnier for flavoring (approximately 1 T)
Instructions
  1. Wash and cut off tops of strawberries and let dry.
  2. Rinse blueberries and dry.
  3. If using a bought prepared crust, follow instructions to bring crust to room temperature.
  4. Roll the dough as directed to fit a 9" tart.
  5. Press dough into tart pan and prick bottom and sides with a fork.
  6. Bake the shell according to instructions and cool. Watch closely.
  7. Spread lemon curd in the shell.
  8. Arrange strawberries first placing the largest strawberry in the center, flat side down.
  9. Work your way out to the sides and continue in a criss-cross fashion.
  10. Fill in with blueberries.
  11. Warm the jelly in a small saucepan. Stir in a tablespoon of Grand Marnier to add a little extra flavor and to thin.
  12. Whiskey can be used and the liquor is optional.
  13. Brush the jelly mixture on the fruit using a pastry brush.
  14. Fruit Perfect Sour Cherries by American Spoon was used in the individual tarts.
Recipe by Sock Box 10 at https://sockbox10.com/recipes/janes-lemon-curd-tart/