Sheila Fleming's Lemon Tart

lemon tart recipe


6oz plain flour 
 4oz butter melted, 
1.5oz icing sugar,
 1 tbs cold water,
 4oz caster sugar,
 3 eggs,
 5 fl oz double cream,
 grated rind & juice of 2 lemons,
 lemon slices & icing sugar to decorate.

 mix together flour,butter,icing sugar & water. press dough into the base & sides of an 8inch flan tin.
 Pierce the base several times & bake blind on a baking tray in a pre-heated oven 190C. gas mark 5 for 20 mins until golden.
 Reduce oven to 150C, gas mark 2. 
Place caster sugar,eggs,cream &lemon rind & juice in a bowl.
 Whisk until blended & then pour into the pastry case. cook for 35-40 mins until set. 
Arrange lemon slices on top, sprinkle with icing sugar & place under a pre-heated grill for 2 mins until slightly brown.


enjoy x