Lime Tarts
- 23 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 14 cup cold butter
- 1 egg yolk, beaten
- 1 12 teaspoons water
- 13 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 13 cup whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon lime peel, finely shredded
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
- 14 cup sour cream
- green food coloring
- yellow food coloring
- whipped cream
- finely shredded lime peel (optional)
- Bake pre made pastry shells if using.
- Combine sugar and cornstatch in a saucepan.
- Stir in whipping cream, the 1 teaspoons lime peel and lime juice.
- Bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute.
- until thickened and smooth.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in butter, sour cream and enough food coloring to make a pale green mixture: Use a couple drops at a time so as to not make too green.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Spoon into tart shells, cover and chill at least 2 hours before serving.
- To Serve: Spoon whipped cream onto tarts and garnish with lime peel.
- Sweet Tart Pastry.
- Stir together flour & sugar.
- Cut in butter until the pieces are the size of peas.
- Stir together yolk & water; stir into flour.
- Knead the dough just until a ball forms.
- If necessary, wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 to 60 minute or until dough is easy to handle.
- Prtehat oven to 400*.
- Shape dough into eighteen 3/4" balls.
- Press each ball into a 1 3/4" ungreased muffin cups, pressing an evev layer onto and up sides of each cup.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are slightly browned.
- Cool.
flour, sugar, cold butter, egg yolk, water, sugar, cornstarch, whipping cream, lime peel, lime juice, butter, sour cream, green food coloring, yellow food coloring, whipped cream, lime peel
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lime-tarts-194515 (may not work)