Lemon Tart
- 1/3 cup almonds (about 2 ounces)
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons (or more) ice water
- 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons creme fraiche or sour cream
- 4 large eggs
- Lemon slices (optional)
- Finely grind almonds in processor.
- Add flour, sugar and salt and process until blended.
- Add butter and process until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- With machine running, add ice water, 1 tablespoonful at a time, and blend until moist clumps form, adding more water if dry.
- Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
- Wrap in plastic; chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Roll out dough on floured surface to 12-inch round.
- Transfer to 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
- Fold dough overhang in, pressing to adhere and forming double-thick sides.
- Pierce dough all over with fork.
- Freeze 20 minutes.
- Bake crust until set and light golden, piercing with fork if crust bubbles, about 30 minutes.
- Cool crust on rack 15 minutes.
- Maintain oven temperature.
- Whisk lemon juice and sugar in medium bowl to blend.
- Whisk in creme fraiche.
- Whisk in eggs 1 at a time until well blended.
- Pour mixture into crust.
- Bake tart until filling is set, covering crust edges with foil if browning too quickly, about 35 minutes.
- Cool tart completely in pan on rack.
- Refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- Keep refrigerated.)
- Remove pan sides.
- Garnish tart with lemon slices, if desired.
- Cut into wedges and serve.
almonds, flour, sugar, salt, butter, water, lemon juice, sugar, creme fraiche, eggs, lemon slices
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/lemon-tart-101612 (may not work)