Almond and lemon tart

Almond and lemon tart

Desserts

This traditional Basque dessert, an almond and lemon tart, is perfect for an afternoon snack or dessert.

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The almond and lemon tart is a traditional Basque dessert that is a delight for all palates. It is a simple yet delicious recipe.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total2 hr 50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$4.78 $0.60 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.36
  • $0.18
  • $0.55
  • $1.05
  • $0.28
  • $0.37
  • $1.46
  • $0.04
  • $0.17
  • $0.32

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mash 60g of butter with 100g of sugar. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add one egg, rum, oil paint, and 1/2 packet of vanilla sugar, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add 250g of flour and the yeast, and knead until a smooth dough forms. ≈ 10 min
  4. Allow to rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
  5. Heat the milk.
  6. In a bowl, combine the vanilla sugar, almonds, 2 eggs, 60g of sugar, 25g of flour, lemon juice, and lemon zest. ≈ 3 min
  7. Mix. ≈ 4 min
  8. Once the milk starts to boil, pour it into the pan while stirring.
  9. Cook the mixture, once it returns to a boil, turn off the heat and let it cool.
  10. Divide the dough into two pieces, not exactly equal in size. ≈ 8 min
  11. Spread the largest piece of pastry on a rolling pin and place it in the pie dish, then pour in the cream. ≈ 4 min
  12. Spread the remaining piece of dough over the tart, cover it, and then brush with an egg yolk.
  13. Bake for 20 minutes at 180 °C.

The bill

Almond and lemon tart

  • 275 g of flour$0.36
  • 160 grams of sugar$0.18
  • 60 g of butter$0.55
  • 3 eggs$1.05
  • 1 lemon$0.28
  • 40 g of almond flour$0.37
  • 8 cl of rum$1.46
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.04
  • 4 cl of oil paint$0.17
  • 1 egg yolk$0.32

Total$4.78

that's $0.60 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 275 g of flour
  • 1/4 liter of milk
  • 160 grams of sugar
  • 60 g of butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 lemon
  • 40 g of almond flour
  • 8 cl of rum
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 4 cl of oil paint
  • Half a packet of yeast
  • 1 egg yolk

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