Lime Tarts

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup cold butter
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon lime peel, finely shredded
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• green food coloring
• yellow food coloring
• whipped cream
• finely shredded lime peel (optional)

Recipe

• 1 bake pre made pastry shells if using.
• 2 combine sugar and cornstatch in a saucepan. stir in whipping cream, the 1 teaspoons lime peel and lime juice. bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly. reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute. until thickened and smooth. remove from heat. stir in butter, sour cream and enough food coloring to make a pale green mixture: use a couple drops at a time so as to not make too green. cool to room temperature. spoon into tart shells, cover and chill at least 2 hours before serving.
• 3 to serve: spoon whipped cream onto tarts and garnish with lime peel.
• 4 sweet tart pastry.
• 5 stir together flour & sugar. cut in butter until the pieces are the size of peas. stir together yolk & water; stir into flour. knead the dough just until a ball forms. if necessary, wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 to 60 minute or until dough is easy to handle.
• 6 prtehat oven to 400*. shape dough into eighteen 3/4" balls. press each ball into a 1 3/4" ungreased muffin cups, pressing an evev layer onto and up sides of each cup. bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. cool.