Orange Tart
- 1 baked 9-inch orange pastry shell (recipe follows)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons orange marmalade
- 1 large navel orange
- 4 eggs
- 13 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 13 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Cointreau or Triple Sec
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Brush pastry shell with the marmalade.
- Peel the orange, removing all the white pith and slice it into eight or nine thin, even slices.
- Set aside.
- Beat the eggs with the sugar until light, then beat in the lemon juice, orange juice, liqueur and melted butter.
- Pour this mixture into the pastry shell.
- Carefully arrange the orange slices on top of the custard.
- Place the tart in the oven and bake about 25 minutes, until the custard is firm and barely beginning to brown.
- Serve while still warm or at room temperature.
- The tart is best if it has not been refrigerated.
orange pastry shell, orange marmalade, orange, eggs, sugar, lemon juice, orange juice, sec, butter
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1932 (may not work)