Best Lemon Viennese Tarts Recipes

VIENNESE TARTS

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These are light and delicious crumbly little cakes that kids just love (grown ups too) comes from a hand written recipe book of my grandmothers that she started during the second world war. Really simple recipe but great result

Provided by lindseylcw

Categories Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 10 cakes, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

4 ounces butter or 4 ounces margarine
1 ounce powdered sugar
4 ounces all-purpose flour

Steps:

mix butter and sugar until creamy.
add flour and beat together well.
put mix into piping bag and pipe into small paper fairy cake cases.
top with a glace cherry if you wish.
place on a baking sheet and cook for 10 to 15 mins in med oven until lightly golden in colour.
allow to cool before eating.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 133.9, Fat 9.3, SaturatedFat 5.8, Cholesterol 24.4, Sodium 65.6, Carbohydrate 11.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 2.8, Protein 1.3

SHORTBREAD LEMON TART

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For a change from ordinary lemon bars, we added grated orange zest to both the crust and filling to turn the recipe into a lemon tart. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 large eggs
1-1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1/4 cup butter, melted
CRUST:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup ground almonds
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
Additional confectioners' sugar
Fresh raspberries, optional

Steps:

Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk together eggs, sugar, lemon juice and orange zest. Whisk in butter until smooth. Set aside. , For crust, pulse first 6 ingredients in a food processor until mixture forms a ball. Press dough onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom. , Pour lemon mixture into crust. Bake until center is almost set, 25-30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and, if desired, fresh raspberries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 330 calories, Fat 18g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 101mg cholesterol, Sodium 158mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (29g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.