Lemon Tarts

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour

  (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 1 cup unsalted butter

  softened or melted (but melted preferred)
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 4 tbsp. lemon juice
• 4 tsp. lemon peel

  freshly grated
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar

  for garnish, if desired
• 1 tbsp. lemon peel

  freshly grated, for garnish, if desired

Instructions

• 1 Mix flour, butter and confectioners’ sugar with a fork or pastry blender. (See
  note below)
• 2 Spray individual miniature muffin tins with cooking spray.
• 3 Press about one tablespoon mixture very firmly into sprayed muffin tins.
• 4 Beat eggs, granulated sugar, salt, baking powder, lemon peel and lemon juice
  about 3 minutes with an electric mixer or until light and fluffy.
• 5 Spoon one to two teaspoons filling into each individual muffin tin.
• 6 Bake at 350° about 30-40 minutes, or until no imprint remains when touched
  lightly in center.
• 7 Cool completely.
• 8 Sprinkle generously with powdered sugar.
• 9 Sprinkle each tart with grated lemon zest, if desired.

Nutrition Info