Tart Lemon Tart
- 1 x tart pastry sweet
- 3/4 cup sugar granulated
- 2 ounces butter
- 4 large eggs
- 1 x lemon zest 1 lemon
- 3/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 each lemon thin
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar icing
- Make pastry.
- Chill at least 1/2 hr before serving.
- Use flan tin with removable bottom.
- Preheat oven to 375F (190C).
- While pastry is baking, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition, add lemon zest and beat again.
- Pour in orange and lemon juices and beat again.
- Set aside.
- When tart has cooled a little, patch any holes if necessary.
- Beat filling again until smooth and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until filling is set.
- If browning too much, cover edges with foil.
- Cool and add lemon decoration if you wish.
- Lemon decoration: While tart is baking slice lemon into thin rounds.
- Bring 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar to a boil.
- Add lemon slices and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool in syrup.
- When tart has cooled some, arrange lemon slices on top, put icing sugar in small sieve and sprinkle over top.
- It will melt on the lemon slices so that they show through.
pastry sweet, sugar, butter, eggs, lemon juice, orange juice, lemon thin, water, sugar, sugar icing
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/tart-lemon-tart-46169 (may not work)