Lemon Tart

Directions

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   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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   Combine dry ingredients for crust in a bowl.
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   Cream in softened butter.
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   Beat egg with vanilla and salt, and blend into batter.
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   Form into shallow eight-inch straight-sided tart pan (a pie pan also works, but not as well).
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   Cover the tart dough with aluminum foil and fill with about a half-cut of dry red beans or pie weights.
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    Place crust in preheated oven and bake with beans for 10 minutes.
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    (This keeps sides from caving in, and the bottom from bubbling up.)
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    Remove foil and beans and bake another five minutes.
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    Cool crust.
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    Reduce oven heat to 325 degrees.
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    4.
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    Start the filling by beating the eggs.
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    Blend in sugar slowly.
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    Stir in juice, followed by lemon zest.
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    5.
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    In a saucepan, melt the butter but don't let it get hot.
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    Stir the butter into the egg-lemon mixture.
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    6.
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    Pour the filling (it will be very liquid) into the tart shell, and put it in the center of the 325-degree oven.
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    Bake 20 minutes.
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    Allow to cool.
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    Serve with garnish of fresh raspberries or strawberries.