LEMON TART

INGREDIENTS 
For Base: 
1 cup all purpose flour  OR 1/2 cup whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 tbsp softened butter
1 tsp lemon zest/peel
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 egg

For Filling: 
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
1 tsp lemon zest
3 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup all-purpose flour

METHOD
For Base:
Wash and grate lemon to get zest. Keep aside.

In a bowl, take flour and softened butter. Rub butter with flour to get crumbled texture. Now add lemon zest, powdered sugar and egg and make smooth dough.

For Filling:
Mix all the ingredients and make thin batter as shown in pic below.

Divide dough in equal portion and make small balls of it. Grease tart moulds with butter.
Keep the ball in center of the mould and spread it softly all around the tart and bake it for 15 minutes or till half baked in pre-heated 180°C .

Take out and add filling in it and again bake for 15-20 minutes or till filling is baked.
Check by piercing knife or fork, comes out clean, its baked.

Garnish with sliced lemon and serve.



Pictorial:

1. Wash lemon and grate to get zest. Keep aside.

2. In a bowl, get 1 cup flour and 2 tbsp softened butter.

3. Rub it well with hands to get crumbled texture.

4. Add 1 tsp lemon zest.

5. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar.

6. One egg. Mix well. (If it becomes too thin add 1-2 tbsp flour and if too dry add some milk)

7. Make smooth dough.


For Filling:

1. In a bowl, add 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 tsp lemon zest.

2. Now goes 1 egg and all purpose flour.

3. Make thick batter like this.

4. Grease tart moulds with butter.

5. Take medium sized ball from dough.

6. Keep it in the center and stretch softly to cover all over.

7. Like this.

8. Don't forget to prick it all over.

9. Pre-heat oven at 180°C and bake it for 15 minutes till half-baked.

10. Like this.

11. Now add filling and again bake it for 15-20 minutes or till filling is baked checking by piercing knife or fork, if comes out clean it's done.

12. Tart is baked.

13. Garnish with thinly sliced lemon and serve!