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Citrus Tarts

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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 330 grams frozen shortcrust pastry (thawed, 3 sheets)
  • 197 grams sweetened condensed milk (1/2 can of a 395 gram)
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest (extra to serve)
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • Whipped cream, to serve
  • Strips of lime rind, to serve
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Using an 8cm round fluted cookie cutter, cut 12 discs from pastry and line a 12 hold (1 1/2 tablespoon) patty pan tray with the pastry and chill for 15 minutes.

  • Step 2: Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced.

  • Step 3: Line pastry with baking paper and cover base with cried beans, rice or pie weights and bake for 8 minutes and then remove weights and paper and bake for a further 5 minutes or until just coloured and then let stand in tray for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

  • Step 4: Whisk condensed milk, egg yolk, zest and juice in a jug and let stand for 30 minutes for the mixture to thicken.

  • Step 5: Spoon condensed milk mixture into pastry shells and top with whipped cream and serve sprinkled with extra lemon zest and lime rind.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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