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New Zealand Woman's Weekly's 10 ways with lemon

The zesty bite of lemon and their abundance this season, make it a popular ingredient for recipes. Here are ten must-try lemon recipes to add a zing to your food!

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    Lemon melting moments

    我们都爱these classic cookies, but this lemon curd-inspired filling makes them utterly irresistible. Photography by: bauersyndication.com.au

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    Lemon meringue pies

    You can either use our lemon filling or a commercial curd. Using good quality pre-rolled pastry also means the time to make this dessert is greatly reduced.

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    Lemon yoghurt cake

    This deliciously zesty cake is great as a family dessert, or for entertaining on a summer night.

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    Little lemon and poppyseed cakes

    These little lemon and poppyseed cakes, with centres of cream cheese and lemon curd, are delightfully decadent and they stay fresh for days

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    Italian lemon biscuits with mascarpone filling

    These chewy, lemony biscuits are a fantastic treat on their own with a cup of tea. Sandwiching them together with mascarpone icing is just plain naughty, but is simply divine

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    Silky lemon tart

    Citrus tarts are a favourite with many, and my mum’s made her own version of Australian cook Stephanie Alexander’s tart recipe for years. It’s insanely silky and light as a feather.

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    Tangy lemon meringue pies

    When you’re avoiding gluten, pastry can be one of the things you miss, but the good news is that making shortcrust pastry using gluten free-flour is easy and gives great results. With the tangy lemon filling and meringue topping on these sweet pies, you’ll be in heaven!

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    Passionfruit, lemon and yoghurt cake

    This is one of those lemon yoghurt cakes that has it all – punchy flavour from the passionfruit and lemon, an incredible texture, and it keeps well. Nici Wickes' lemon passionfruit cake is a winner

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    Perky preserved lemons

    A common ingredient in Moroccan and some Middle Eastern cuisines, preserved lemons add a wonderfully complex citrus note to both sweet and savoury dishes. They can be expensive to buy, yet they’re so easy to make. Photography by Todd Eyre

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