The Best Ever Lemon Tart

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 190°C, Gas Mark 5.
2. 2
   Melt the butter gently and mix together with the flour, icing sugar and water. Press the soft dough into the base and up the sides of a fluted flan ring.
3. 3
   Pierce the base several times and bake blind on a baking tray in the oven for 20 minutes until golden.
4. 4
   Reduce the oven temperature to 150°C, Gas Mark 2.
5. 5
   Grate the rind of the lemon and then juice. Place caster sugar, eggs, cream, in a bowl with the lemon rind and juice. Whisk together until blended, then carefully pour into the cooked pastry case.
6. 6
   Return to the oven and cook for a further 35-40 minutes until set.
7. 7
   Enjoy!