Down Under Lemon Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 7/8 cup butter
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cold water
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup superfine sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest, minced
• 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup cream

Recipe

• 1 place flour, butter, and confectioner's sugar in food processor; process until mixture resembles bread crumbs. add egg yolk and 1-2 tablespoons cold water, and process until mixture forms a dough. mold dough into 2 flat shapes, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for 20 minutes.
• 2 roll out pastry to 1/8 inch thickness and line a 9-10 inch tart pan. patch any cracks with extra dough and chill crust in the freezer for 20 minutes.
• 3 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 4 line pastry with foil, fill the foil with a little raw rice, and bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes. remove foil and rice, and continue baking until pastry is a light golden color.
• 5 in a mixing bowl, mix together eggs, superfine sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and cream. (do not beat). pour the mixture through a strainer. place the tart pan on a baking sheet, and carefully pour the lemon mixture into the baked pastry crust.
• 6 bake until the tart is nearly set, about 20 minutes. the filling will be runny in the center, and will set when cool; don't over cook or cracks will appear. cool and serve.