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.