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Lemon Butter Tarts

SUBMITTED BY: Carol

"I love butter tarts, and can never get enough. This is one that I make now and then to be a little different."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 7 stars. This recipe average a 4.4 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 12 small tarts

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 12 (3 inch) tart shells, baked
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/4 cup white sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) just until tarts are a delicate brown color.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2004 by Barb
Very good! Always turn out! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2004 by LISCHAJACKSON
This was very good. Everyone raved about how good this was. It was also easy to make MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2004 by Luv 2 Bake
Instead of 3" tarts, I made Mini Tarts (mini muffin tins) and piped the meringue on top. The... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2005 by KMCL1994
I don't know what I did wrong on this, but it is not good. My merigue will not stick to the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2007 by Julia
Beautiful dessert! I piped the meringue onto the top so that it would look nice and... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Lemon Butter Tarts

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 353

  • Total Fat: 16.2g
  • Cholesterol: 110mg
  • Sodium: 199mg
  • Total Carbs: 48.8g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.1g
  • Protein: 4.4g

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