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- From: christi@meaddata.com (Christi Wilson)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Lemon Tart
- Date: 15 Feb 1995 05:46:35 -0700
- Organization: LEXIS-NEXIS, Dayton OH
- Message-ID: <3hnq94$dkq@meaddata.meaddata.com>
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- A LA CARTE'S LEMON TART
- >From The Chicago Sun-Times, 2/1993
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- Crust:
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
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- Filling:
- 4 eggs
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- Whipped cream, fresh raspberries and mint leaves (optional garnish)
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- To make the crust: Combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry
- blender or 2 knives. Add egg and stir until dough forms a ball. Cover and
- refrigerate until chilled through.
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- On a lightly floured surface, roll dough 1/8 inch thick to fit a 10-inch tart
- pan. Line bottom of pan with aluminum foil. Place crust in pan and fill pan with
- rice or dried beans to keep crust from buckling. Bake in a preheated 400-degree
- oven for 10 minutes. Remove rice or beans and bake 3 to 4 minutes longer, until
- browned. Let cool thoroughly before filling.
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- To make the filling: Beat eggs and yolks together in a bowl or the top of a
- double boiler. Add lemon juice and rind; whisk vigorously to combine. Gradually
- add sugar, whisking in each addition thoroughly.
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- Place bowl over a pan of hot (not boiling) water. Stir constantly until
- mixture thickens enough to coat a spoon. Remove from heat and stir in butter.
- Mix thoroughly and pour into cooled crust. Chill.
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- To serve, decorate with whipped cream, raspberries and mint leaves if
- desired. Serves 8.
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