Lemon Butter Tarts
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Servings per container:
12
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Ingredients for - Lemon Butter Tarts

1. Butter - ½ cup
2. Lemon zest - 2 teaspoons
3. Lemon juice - ⅓ cup
4. White sugar - 1 ½ cups
5. Eggs - 3
6. Egg yolks - 2
7. Tart shells, baked - 12 (3 inch)
8. Egg whites - 3
9. White sugar - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Lemon Butter Tarts

1. Stage

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. Stage

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. Stage

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