Nellie's lemon tart

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
=== DOUGH ===
1½ cup All-purpose flour
¾ cup Butter; at room temperature
3 tablespoons Confectioner's sugar
=== FILLING ===
¾ cup Butter; at room temperature
¾ cup Granulated sugar
2 Egg; at room temperature
Juice of 2 lemons
Grated peel of two lemons
=== GARNISH ===
1 Lemon
Granulated sugar; for sprinkling

Directions

Cream together the butter and confectioner's sugar for the dough. Add the flour and blend until coarse and grainy. Place the dough in a plastic bag and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Press the dough onto the bottom and sides of a 10-inch tart pan. Bake the pastry shell in a pre-heated 425 degree oven for 10 minutes. Remove and cool. Blend the eggs and the granulated sugar. Add the grated peel, lemon juice and butter and mix well. Place the tart pan on a cookie sheet and pour the filling into the pastry shell. Peel the outer rind off another lemon so that only a thin layer of white pith remains (a potato peeler works well for this). Cut 8 thin slices from the peeled lemon and carefully place the slices in eights on the tart. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle a little granulated sugar on the slices of lemon on the tart. Turn the oven on to a high broil. Place the tart under the broiler on the top rack and allow to brown slightly on top. Watch this closely so you don't burn the crust. Allow to cool completely.

Note: You can also use a blow-torch to add an attractive browning to the top of the tart.

Comments: This tart is a classic finish for a very rich meal. It is the gift of Dr. Nellie Campbell, a dear friend of mine from Toulouse, France. I know it will become a favorite. Recipe Source: THE FRUGAL GOURMET by Jeff Smith From the 04-15-1992 issue - The Springfield Union-News

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07-12-1994

Recipe by: Nellie Campbell

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