LEMON BUTTER TARTS

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I love butter tarts, and can never get enough. This is one that I make now and then to be a little different.

Provided by Carol

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Tarts     Fruit Tart Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

½ cup butter
2 teaspoons lemon zest
⅓ cup lemon juice
1 ½ cups white sugar
3 eggs
2 egg yolks
12 (3 inch) tart shells, baked
3 egg whites
¼ cup white sugar

Steps:

  • Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan. Add rind, lemon juice, and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Beat eggs and egg yolks until thick, and add to lemon butter mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thick. Chill.
  • Beat 3 egg whites until stiff. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, and continue beating until stiff and glossy. Fill baked tart shells with lemon custard, and top with meringue.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) just until tarts are a delicate brown color.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 350.7 calories, Carbohydrate 48.8 g, Cholesterol 101.3 mg, Fat 16.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 177.4 mg, Sugar 34.5 g

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