Friday, May 13, 2016

Easy Lemon Tartlets from Tea Time Magazine

Today's recipe for Lemon Tartlets comes from Tea Time Magazine!
I love their gorgeous magazine full of beautiful recipes and Tea Time
inspiration!! These tarts, which use ready made pie dough, are easy 
to make and so delicious!

So first, unroll the pie dough onto a lightly floured surface. Using a
3" round or scalloped cookie cutter, cut 6 rounds from pie dough. 
Press rounds into tartlet pan/s and place tartlet pan/s on a rimmed 
baking sheet.

I used my Williams Sonoma Mini Tarts Baking Set, which I highly
recommend. Another option is their 3 inch Tartlet Pan Set. Mini 
muffin pans can be used, but sometimes it is more difficult to 
remove the baked tarts from them without breaking.

Next, just combine wet ingredients as directed and pour into 
tartlet shells. I use my liquid measuring cup to easily pour 
without spilling.

Bake approximately 15 minutes, then let tartlets completely
 cool in pan. Remove them from the pan to decorate.

To make the Whipped Cream, just combine heavy cream and 
confectioners' sugar and beat at high speed with an electric mixer
(I use my hand held mixer) until stiff peaks form.

Then transfer the mixture to a piping bag fitted with an open star
tip and pipe in pretty swirls to decorate tarts. You could also just use 
a spoon and place dollops of the whipped cream on top. Garnish
with a lemon curl if desired.

EASY LEMON TARTS

Ingredients:
1/2 (14.1 ounce) package refrigerated pie dough (1 sheet)
1 large egg
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cold heavy whipping cream, DIVIDED
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
Garnish: lemon curls

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
Unroll pie dough on a lightly floured surface. Using a
3-inch round cutter, cut 6 rounds from pie dough.
Press into 6(2 1/2-inch) tartlet pans. Place tartlet pans
on a rimmed baking sheet. Set aside.

In a small bowl, combine egg, sugar, lemon zest, lemon
juice, and 1 tablespoon cream, whisking to blend.
Divide egg mixture evenly among prepared tartlet pans.

Bake until filling is set, approximately 15 minutes.
Let tartlets cool completely on a wire rack. Remove
from tartlet pans. Set aside.

In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup cream
and confectioners' sugar. Beat at high speed with an
electric mixer until stiff peaks form.

Transfer whipped cream to a piping bag fitted with a 
large open-star tip (Wilton #1M). Pipe a decorative 
swirl on top of tartlets. Garnish with a
lemon curl if desired.



These delicious little lemony bites are sure to please!!
Enjoy!!



8 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh you've done it yet again! I tell ya I have made these so many times and mine never EVER look as pretty as yours. You must have the patience of a saint. Plus I love your cutter and tins - mine are just boring ones. Well done, mouth watering tea party perfection, yes ma'am!!

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    1. It is so nice to hear from you Michele!! You ALWAYS make me smile!! Thanks for your kind comments! You really should buy yourself one of the Williams Sonoma Tart Sets! They're FAB! Makes it so easy to whip out pretty tarts! Hope all is well with you! Hugs!! Jina

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  2. Those look so good! Pinned the recipe for later...

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    1. Thanks so much Donna!! There are several pretty recipes from TeaTime Magazine that I'll be posting in the near future!!

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  3. Happy to see you posting again!

    I am sure I would love these lemon treats.

    Take care,
    Carolyn

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    1. Thank you sweet Carolyn!! I am happy to be back! It's always so nice to hear from my friend from Prince Edward Island!! Hugs! Jina

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