Who has the best lemon tart recipe?

Whether you call it lemon tart or tarte au citron, many chefs regard making a great lemon tart as a rite of pastry passage. Both Heston Blumenthal and Marco Pierre White have listed their methods in their cookbooks and I wanted to know which was better. So I've put them head to test in a recipe showdown cookoff thing.
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00:00 - Marco and Heston's shared history
03:10 - Marco's recipe
09:05 - Heston's recipe
16:14 - Tasting both recipes
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[@BakeAcrossEurope]

Great video, Gary! I really enjoy these videos where you try to recreate a chef's recipe. It definitely seemed like the Heston tart was a better recipe. If you ever make the Marco one again, they do sell pie crust shields, which are a metal or silicone ring that covers the edges of the crust to prevent burning. It has saved me many a burnt crust. And thank you so much for the shout out! I let out an audible "awww" when I heard that! If you ever want to do a collab video, let me know!

[@BigSpud]

I should've got in touch with the baking expert beforehand! 😉 Always up for a collab, DM me on Insta or most other social media and we can work something out 👍🏻

[@tigerrick]

Great video. Very much enjoyed the whole process. Definitely going to try the Heston tart filling.

[@BigSpud]

Thanks Rick, let me know how you get on.

[@StephenHitchen]

Best vid to date, keep it up 👍

[@BigSpud]

Appreciated Stephen, see you on the next one!

[@jstones9872]

another excellent video!

[@BigSpud]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@MyLife-ni5to]

I have hestons recipe in my phone from a video that I can’t find anywhere. Thank god you have posted that page of the book because the recipe I have down is not so specific. Definitely going to give both of these a try!

[@BigSpud]

Good luck and let me know how you get on! It is a great recipe. It's also replicated on my blog in the description.

[@MyLife-ni5to]

Hestons lemon tart filling is serious. absolutely delightful. @@BigSpud

[@BigSpud]

@@MyLife-ni5to yes it's the only way to go.

[@chrisdowning7543]

He was really great. The best advice I can say is pick a really really good chef to put your career in his or her hands. He was fair, kind and would always help you out in the Kichen if you were behind.

[@BigSpud]

That's great to hear. As much as his reputation precedes him the more I read the more I understand his kitchens were quite calm and orderly.

[@vavan100]

Burned edge is best part of any cake

[@BigSpud]

I'm glad you think so, this would have been perfect for you!

[@buzzmoorc]

Good stuff again, I’ve made the Heston tart a number of times and love it. The production quality of your videos has increased dramatically in a short amount of time! Carry on, I say!

[@BigSpud]

Thanks very much! Still some audio rubbish in the middle due to user error but a new mic has helped a lot. Your videos were a good inspiration for me. The Heston tart is sure a good one.

[@eeeee1044]

Yummy!!

[@chrisdowning7543]

Honestly il come by and make one with you. I live Cambridge way.

[@BigSpud]

That's a very kind offer. Maybe I'll find myself in Cambridge soon.

[@chrisdowning7543]

Oh Gary! Iv worked for Marco, I think you need some basics lessons on pastry! Do you want me to pop to your home and give you some lessons. As I am a retired pastry chef? a few things pastry should never be any thinker than a £1 coin and the crispy filling, you do need icing sugar and you need a blowtorch not a grill. Hence the pastry will indeed burn. The best of luck with your channel

[@BigSpud]

Pastry has never been my thing! I cut a bit out of the video where I discussed how bad I am at it. I was going strictly by the recipe where it specifically says to grill it. That's awesome that you used to work for Marco, what was he like?