Lemon Tarts

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups plain flour, sifted
• 100 g cold salted butter
• 5 -6 tablespoons chilled water
• 1/2 can condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
• 4 -5 drops yellow food coloring
• 1/2 cup whipped cream
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
• 8 -9 glace cherries

Recipe

• 1 ---------forfilling-------.
• 2 beat condensed milk, juice, colour together.
• 3 add rind, mix well.
• 4 chill till required.
• 5 beat cream till stiff, add sugar, mix.
• 6 put in a large star nozzled piping bag.
• 7 refrigerate till required.
• 8 wash glazed cherries, drain.
• 9 chop into 4 lengthwise, and keep aside.
• 10 --------forpastry----------.
• 11 cut butter into flour with a cold knife.
• 12 with finger lightly mix to get a bread crumbs like mixture.
• 13 sprinkle chilled water.
• 14 use a knife or fork, and form a ball of dough.
• 15 do not handle too much, roll into thick round on a cold (marble or stone) surface.
• 16 grease small tart moulds, cut rounds of pastry, place in moulds.
• 17 press down lightly, prick gently with a fork here and there.
• 18 bake blind in preheated oven at 180c degrees for 15 minutes.
• 19 remove, cool, and carefully take shells out of moulds.
• 20 cool completely on a wire rack.
• 21 fill each with filling, pipe a swirl of cream, decorate with chopped cherries.
• 22 serve cold, with vanilla icecream if desired.