Lemon Butter Tarts

Name: Lemon Butter Tarts
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 114 grams butter; 3 egg whites; 2 egg yolks; 3 eggs; 81 milliliters lemon juice; 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 3 inches 12 tart shells, baked; 50 grams white sugar

Need From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan.

Ingredients you will need

Butter

Equipment you will use

Sauce Pan

Add rind, lemon juice, and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Beat eggs and egg yolks until thick, and add to lemon butter mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thick. Chill.

Ingredients you will need

Lemon Juice

Egg Yolk

Butter

Lemon

Sugar

Egg

Beat 3 egg whites until stiff. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, and continue beating until stiff and glossy. Fill baked tart shells with lemon custard, and top with meringue.

Ingredients you will need

Tart Shells