Easy Lemon Buttermilk Tart Recipes

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. pie plate with pastry. Trim, seal and flute edges; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour and salt. , In a large bowl, beat the buttermilk, eggs, butter, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla. Add to sugar mixture; mix well. Pour into crust. Sprinkle with nutmeg., Bake at 400° for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 325°; bake 40-45 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, softened butter, water, vanilla and egg with wooden spoon until soft dough forms. Press dough evenly into bottom and sides of ungreased 9- or 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Prick dough all over with fork.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes until edges are light golden brown (dough will puff up during baking). Transfer to cooling rack. Using bottom of shot glass or drinking glass, press cookie crust down to within 1/2 inch of edges. Cool completely in pan, about 1 hour.
• In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin evenly over lemon juice. Let stand 1 minute, then stir gently over low heat 1 to 2 minutes until gelatin is dissolved. Whisk in buttermilk and honey. Set aside to cool slightly.
• In medium bowl, beat heavy cream with electric mixer on high speed 1 to 2 minutes until stiff peaks form. Fold cooled buttermilk mixture into whipped cream until just combined. Pour and spread mixture evenly into cooled cookie crust. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or until filling is set. Carefully remove tart from side of pan before serving.

Steps:

• Combine the flour, 3 tablespoons of the sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl and place in the freezer for 30 minutes. Put the flour mixture in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the butter and shortening and pulse about 10 times until the butter is in small bits. Add the ice water and process until the dough comes together. Dump on a well-floured board and form into a disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll out the dough and fit into a 9-inch tart pan with removable sides. Don't stretch the dough when placing it in the pan or it will shrink during baking. Cut off the excess by rolling the pin across the top of the pan. Line the tart shell with a piece of buttered aluminum foil, butter side down, and fill it with dried beans or rice. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the beans and foil and prick the bottom of the shell all over with a fork to allow the steam to escape. Bake for another 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Set aside to cool.
• Raise the oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
• For the meringue, whip the egg whites, cream of tartar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on high speed until frothy. With the mixer still running, slowly add the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and beat until the meringue is thick and shiny, about 2 minutes.
• Immediately spread the lemon filling in the cooled tart shell and pipe the meringue over it with a large star tip. Be sure the meringue covers the entire top and touches the edges of the shell, to prevent it from shrinking. Bake for 3 to 5 minutes, until the meringue is lightly browned. Cool to room temperature.
• Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for 1 minute. On low speed, add the eggs and egg yolks one at a time, and then add the lemon zest, lemon juice, and salt. Don't worry; it will look curdled.
• Pour the mixture into a small saucepan and cook over medium-low heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until thick, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Whisk briskly when it starts to thicken and cook over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes, whisking constantly. Don't allow it to boil! It will be 175 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. Pour into a bowl and cool to room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking pan.
• Combine butter with 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar in a bowl until smooth; stir in 1 cup flour. Press dough into prepared baking pan; pierce crust with fork in several places to prevent crust from puffing up during baking.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven until slightly golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool.
• Whisk white sugar and eggs in a bowl; stir 3 tablespoons flour into mixture and add lemon juice, lemon peel, and salt. Whisk until thoroughly combined. Pour mixture into baked tart crust.
• Bake until filling is set, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool and dust with 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Set oven to 400 degrees.
• Place the prepared pie crust in a 9-inch tart pan.
• Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• In a large bowl using an electric mixer on high speed beat the eggs with sugar until pale yellow and thick (about 5 minutes).
• Add in buttermilk, cornmeal, melted butter, lemon zest and lemon juice; mix until thoroughly combined.
• Pour into prepared crust.
• Bake for about 30-40 minutes, or until set.
• Cool before serving.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

Steps:

• Crust:.
• Combine first 3 ingredients in bowl. Add butter; rub with fingertips or cut in using pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Whisk yolks and 1 1/2 T water in small bowl to blend. Pour yolk mixture over flour mixture. Stir with fork to blend. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and chill 1 hour.
• Butter and flour 9-inch diameter tart pan with removeable bottom. Roll out dough on floured surface to 1/8-inch thick round. Transfer to part pan. Trim edges; reserve trimmings. Freeze crust until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Line crust with foil; fill with dry beans or pie weights. Bake until crust is set, about 12 minutes. Remove foil and beans. Bake crust until golden, about 12 minutes. Cool. Repair cracks in crust with reserved dough. Maintain oven temperature.
• Lemons:.
• Using serrated knife, cut ends from lemons. Slice lemons into 1/8-inch thick rounds (or thinner). Remove any seeds.
• Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in heavy large skillet. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
• Place lemons in syrup; simmer 7 minutes. Turn top slices over; simmer until tender, occasionally pressing to submerge lemons in syrup, about 8 minutes longer. Cool 1 hour.
• Line baking sheet with waxed paper. Using slotted spoon, transfer lemon slices to prepared sheet, arranging in single layer.
• Boil syrup in skillet until reduced to 1 cup, about 3 minutes.
• Cover lemons and syrup separately; chill until cold, at least 3 hours and up to 3 days.
• Filling:.
• Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Pour into crust. Bake until filling is set, about 30 minutes. Cool completely. Chill until cold. (Can be made 8 hours ahead.).
• Cut lemon slices in half; pat dry with paper towels. Arrange lemon slices in overlapping circles on filling. If lemon syrup is very thick, warm briefly over low heat. Brush lemons with enough syrup to glaze.

Steps:

• Combine butter, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla extract, and salt in the mixing bowl of a stand mixer; mix ingredients thoroughly with a paddle attachment. Mix flour into butter mixture to make a smooth dough. Press dough into a 9-inch tart pan; refrigerate crust for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake crust until light golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Whisk sugar, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, and 1/2 cup flour in a bowl until smooth. Pour lemon filling into crust. Cover edges of crust with strips of aluminum foil to prevent burning.
• Bake tart until filling is set, about 20 minutes. Cool completely and dust with confectioners' sugar.