Little Lime Tarts
- FOR THE SHELLS:
- 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter, Softened
- 1/3 cups Granulated Sugar
- 1 whole Egg White
- 1-1/4 cup All-purpose Flour
- 1 pinch Salt
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- FOR THE FILLING:
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1/3 cups Granulated Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter, Melted And Cooled
- 2-1/2 teaspoons Freshly Grated Lime Zest
- 3 Tablespoons Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
- Optional Toppings: Powdered Sugar, Or A Dab Of Whipped Cream Or Cream Cheese Frosting, A Sprinkle Of Citrus Zest
- 1.treheat oven to 325 degrees (F). Spray 24 mini-muffin cups with baking spray; set aside.
- 2.tor tart shell dough: Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer, until fluffy.
- 3.tix egg white into the creamed mixture until blended.
- 4.tdd flour and a pinch of salt, mixing until well incorporated.
- 5.tse a small cookie scoop to scoop dough into the prepared mini-muffin cups.
- 6.tip a few fingers into some flour, and press the dough into the cups (across the bottom and up the sides a little) to form a shell for the filling. Repeat with remaining dough. Dust fingers with more flour as needed to keep dough from sticking.
- 7.tnce all of the dough has been shaped into shells, set them aside.
- 8.tor the custard filling: Whisk eggs in a small bowl, until fluffy.
- 9.tour sugar, and the melted/cooled butter into the beaten eggs; whisk until well incorporated.
- 10.tdd the lime zest and juice, then whisk until just combined.
- 11.tour filling into the tart dough shells, filling them 3/4 of the way full.
- 12.take for 20 minutes, or until the edges of the shells are very lightly browned, and filling is set.
- 13.temove from oven, and cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
- 14.tently run a paring knife along the edges of the tarts to remove them from the pan.
- 15.tool completely on the wire rack.
- 16.to serve, dust with powdered sugar, or a dab of whipped cream or cream cheese frosting, and a sprinkle of citrus zest.
- 17.ttore leftover tarts in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/little-lime-tarts/ (may not work)