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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Petit Fours : Lemon Meringue Tart

Lemon Meringue Tart 5

Lemon Meringue Tart 1

Lemon Meringue Tart 2

Psst... I am cheating with this one. Put together haphazardly before I left for Shanghai last week with the intention of finishing up my lemon curd from the Lemon Meringue Cupcakes. I then realised that it didn't quite help to clean out the clutter in my fridge because to get this, I found myself making up a huge batch of Pierrre Herme's  sweet tart pastry dough..... Consolation is that this keeps well for a couple months in the freezer and I suppose friends and colleagues will be happy to hear that I could potentially whip up an Apricot Chocolate/ Orange tart or 2 in the coming weeks for them.... or I could try to work on something gorgeous with strawberries... it is raining strawberries here in Seoul. I am lucky to be in the middle of what appears to be the peak season for strawberries in Korea. The fruits are a glossy garnet red (unlike the pale hue that I typically see for imported Korean strawberries in Singapore), sweet and flavourful with a tender bite. I am setting aside luggage space for 2 punnets to be brought home!

I had chosen to make these into petit fours, tiny bite sized treats that can be devoured in one single mouthful. I am a fan of miniature sized sweet treats. Sweets, I feel, are best enjoyed in small doses. Their ability to delight is indirectly proportional to their sizes. A fist sized cupcake or a 2"  macaron has little appeal for me.

Hence, I leave you this for now... my next teleconference's calling.

Lemon Meringue Tart 5(100)

Recipe

Lemon Curd and Meringue : Please refer to recipe for Lemon Meringue Cupcake
Sweet Tart Dough : Please refer to recipe for Orange Tartlet

32 comments:

La Table De Nana said...

They are adorable..love the reminder of this sweet dough..I have made dorie's never his..I must one day!

ann low said...

Yes, very pretty :) Can't wait to see your next post!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful pastries. Love your food photo. Soft lighting and beautiful.

Jean said...

they look very beautiful. looks department alone, it's already a winner. I bet it tastes even better :)

pickyin @ LifeIsGreat said...

What?! No shots of the insides?? Shirley!!!
Heheh... this is my all time favorite non-chocolate dessert.

Shirley @ Kokken69 said...

haha, Pickyin - I finish the photos just a few hours I left for the airport... didn't occur to me to cut it up. Next time!

@Mei Teng, thanks for your compliments. However,I am not happy with the photos here and I have a feeling they will be rejected by FG and TS.

The Sweetylicious said...

this look so nicely done and lovely! the taste is extremely FANTASTIC! (: (:

Maria @ Scandi Foodie said...

They are so pretty! It's great that you find time to bake even though you're so busy travelling!

DG said...

I am a fan of petit fours too. They look so adorable & pretty.

Joanne said...

I love how the things you make haphazardly come out beautiful and bakery-worthy! Looks delicious.

grub said...

petite fours are so cute!! like you said good in small doses!! can't believe you are baking when you are in between travelling and work! must be exhausted, but very much appreciated for us to read and drool hehe :)

Lisa H. said...

These are gorgeous... :)
I could feel my hands are twitching to bake... but I must wait till summer is over :(

daphne said...

u count this as cheating? LOL U did a great job!! Sometimes, i actually use store bought tarts shell!

Jo said...

Shirley, these are gorgeous and I do love one mouthful type of desserts. You've got me inspired already so I will make some in the next week or two.

ICook4Fun said...

These little tarts are just beautiful especially with the little white meringue peaking out of it. Like you I like cute little treats like this.

Edith said...

I love pop size desserts too and these little ones looks simply inviting.

Have fun in Korea and load up all the strawberries.

Swee San said...

very busy eh!!! Have fun in Korea! :)

Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...

i like dessert in little size too. Looking more desserts from you. Take care and have fun in Korea.

Honey Bee Sweets said...

These are like those served @ high tea, so cute and too pretty to eat. ;) looking forward to seeing more interesting post about your trip overseas! ;)

Von said...

Mmm...these look delicious- and so cute! I'm so jealous of your strawberries- I haven't seen them around here for ages!

DianaBol said...

This has got to be the best looking dessert I have ever saw. So simple. Thanks for sharing.

Sneh | Cook Republic said...

Beautiful tarts! So perfectly browned on top :-)

tigerfish said...

I almost wanted to say Petit Fantastic Four. What almost? I already said it ;p

Pei-Lin said...

LOL! K, look forward to something strawberry from you in 2 weeks' time then. Take care lar, busy lady.

penny aka jeroxie said...

Have fun travelling!

Angie's Recipes said...

wow Ain't those cute and pretty!

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...

You're so busy Shirley so it's amazing that you have the time to make these delightful little treats. They look gorgeous! :D

pigpigscorner said...

Lucky you! Strawberries here are still too sour. The little meringue tarts are super cute!

Bakericious said...

these are pretty and cute, looks like those serving in high tea.

CaThY said...

Pretty little tarts. yummy :)

Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets said...

These are absolutely gorgeous, Shirley! I envy your mini tart pans...so cute!

tinytearoom said...

these are gprgeous. I love lemon meringue. gorgeous pics!

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