Recipe of the Day - August 8 (lemon shortbread tart)
 

Lemon Shortbread Tart

Ingredients

Crust:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup cold butter, cut into bits

Filling:
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 tablespoons lemon juice
Grated zest of 1 lemon

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl, and cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Press the dough into the bottom and partway up the side of a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Bake crust 20 minutes.

Blend the filling ingredients, and pour mixture into the partially baked tart shell. Bake the tart another 25 minutes. Serve warm or chilled.

Makes 1 9-inch tart.