Lemon Tart

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 refrigerated 9-inch pie shell
• 5 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar, plus
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
• 1 cup heavy cream
• lemon zest (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 coat 9-inch tart plan with removable bottom with cooking spray; place on baking sheet.
• 3 fit dough in pan; fold in extra dough, pressing against side of pan.
• 4 prick bottom with fork.
• 5 line with foil; fill with dried beans or rice.
• 6 bake 5 minutes or until lightly brown; reserve.
• 7 reduce oven to 350 degrees.
• 8 whisk eggs and 3/4 cup sugar.
• 9 whisk in juice, zest and 1/3 cup heavy cream.
• 10 pour into crust.
• 11 bake 25 minutes or until set.
• 12 cool on rack.
• 13 remove side of pan.
• 14 beat remaining cream and sugar until soft peaks form.
• 15 if desired, transfer to pastry bag fitted with star tip; pipe or spoon over tart.
• 16 if desired, garnish with lemon zest.
• 17 for a pretty garnish, use a vegetable peeler to create wide strips of zest from a lemon.
• 18 cut the zest into thin slivers.