Lemon Chess Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 lb cold unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup ice water
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/8 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 4 eggs

Recipe

• 1 for the tart shell:.
• 2 in cuisinart, blend all ingredients while adding the butter in quarter-inch pieces.
• 3 drizzle in chilled water until dough is thick or holds together when pushing together with fingers.
• 4 move dough onto wax paper. press into 1" thick disk and chill for at least one hour. then press into 10" tart pan.
• 5 line pastry with parchment paper and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes until light brown. while still warm, remove parchment paper.
• 6 let tart shell rest at room temperature until ready to fill.
• 7 for the filling:.
• 8 cream butter until fluffy. mix sugar with cornstarch. add to butter and cream together.
• 9 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. add lemon juice (it will curdle; this is okay) and grated peel.
• 10 pour into a semi-baked 10-inch tart shell and bake at 350 for about 40 minutes, or until the filling no longer jiggles.
• 11 allow to cool, slice and top with berries if desired.