Tart Lemon Triangles

          

This is a lovely conclusion to an elegant spring dinner! I garnish them with whipped cream, a strawberry fan and a sprig of mint.

Original recipe makes 8 servings

Ingredients

3/8 cup butter
1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
 
3 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
 
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar for dusting

  • COOK

    35 mins

  • READY IN

    35 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Process butter, 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar and 1 cup flour in food processor 10 seconds, or blend with pastry blender. Pat dough evenly into 9 inch round pie plate.
  3. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until golden.
  4. Combine eggs, white sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and 3 tablespoons flour and mix until smooth; pour mixture over hot crust.
  5. Bake 15 to 20 minutes more, until firm. Let cool completely in baking dish. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar and cut into 12 triangles.

Nutrition

Calories: 291 kcal
Carbohydrates: 45.7 g
Cholesterol: 102 mg
Fat: 10.7 g
Fiber: 0.6 g
Protein: 4.4 g
Sodium: 88 mg