Lemon Tarts

Tart Shell Dough 3 cups all purpose flour

1/8 tsp salt

1 1/4 cup powdered sugar

1 large egg

1 to 2 tsp milk

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature

Instructions:- Tart shells dough

Sift flour 3 cups and salt set aside. Beat room temperature butter and powdered sugar until smooth. In a small dish whisk together egg and vanilla extract. Gradually beat egg mixture into the creamed butter, add flour mixture mix well until it comes together. If the dough is too crumbly, add 1tsp milk. Do not overwork the dough. Invert the dough onto a clean work surface or into a large bowl and gather dough together with your hands into a ball. Then form the dough into a disk, wrap it in the foil and chill for 1 to 2 hours

Shape and bake mini tart shells

Preheat oven to 350F. Spray tart shell mold with a cooking spray, set aside.

Take out the chilled dough, let if soften for a few minutes. Roll dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper. Cut out as many rounds as you can. Use a fork to prick the bottom of the shells. Bake at 350F for 12-14 minutes until golden around the edges.

Let the tarts cool for approx 10-15 minutes before removing tarts from the mold. Turn the mold upside down and tap it firmly onto your work surface to release the shell.

Let the tarts cool before adding a filling.

Lemon Filling:-

1 tbsp butter

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp corn flour

1 tbsp vanilla custard powder

2-3 drops yellow food color

2 egg yolks

Direction:-

In a sauce pan and add water, corn flour, custard powder, whisk it to avoid any lumps. Add egg yolks, yellow food color and sugar. Mix well cook on low flame till the mixture thickens. Remove from heat, add butter and lemon juice mix well. Let the mixture cool completely thereafter swirl it with piping bag on tarts. Enjoy Yumlecious Lemon Tarts with hot cups of Chai.

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