Ingredients

• 1 sweet shortcrust pastry 
• 1 large lemon, seeds removed, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups (330g) caster sugar
• 110g softened unsalted butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup (60ml) thickened cream
• Icing sugar and thick cream, to serve

Sweet Shortcrust Pastry:

• 1 1/2 cups (225g) plain flour
• 125g chilled unsalted butter, chopped
• 1/3 cup (50g) icing sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg yolk

Method

1. To make sweet shortcrust pastry, process flour, butter and icing sugar in a food processor to fine breadcrumbs. 
2. Add vanilla, egg yolk and 1 tbs iced water, then process until the mixture just comes together. Form into a ball, then enclose in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Alternatively, use store-bought shortcrust pastry or sweet shortcrust pastry.
3. This an amazing tart, as you just throw the filling ingredients in a blender. But note that it won’t work in a food processor; you need a blender with a strong motor in order to chop the whole lemon, skin and all.
4. Grease a 23cm loose-bottomed tart pan. Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface to 5mm thick and use to line tart pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
5. Preheat the oven to 190ºC. Line tart case with baking paper and fill with rice or pastry weights. Bake for 8 minutes, remove paper and weights, then bake for a further 3 minutes or until dry and crisp.
6. Meanwhile, place lemon, sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth, add thickened cream and pulse quickly to just combine. Pour lemon mixture into tart shell, then bake for 30 minutes or until just set. 
7. Cool tart in pan, then dust with icing sugar and serve at room temperature with thick cream. Serves 6-8.

From the book delicious. Bake by Valli Little. Reproduced with the permission of delicious magazine and ABC Books.