Lemon Butter Tarts
12 servings
Ingredients
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
Instructions
Step 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.
Step 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.
Step 3
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) just until tarts are a delicate brown color.
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