Lemon Tassies Food

LEMON TASSIES

Steps:

• For candied lemon zest: Remove zest from lemons with a vegetable peeler, keeping pieces long. Remove white pith using a paring knife, and finely julienne using a very sharp knife. Place julienned zest in a small bowl; cover with boiling water. Let stand for 30 minutes; drain.
• Bring 1 cup sugar and the cool water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. When sugar is completely dissolved, add julienned zest, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand overnight. Remove zest, and drain on wire rack. Roll in sugar. Dry on wire rack. Store zest in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with rack in upper third. Lightly butter a 24-cup mini-muffin pan; set aside. In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, combine the flour and butter. Pulse until mixture is the consistency of fine crumbs. Add the sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, lemon zest, and salt. Process until evenly incorporated and smooth; do not overprocess.
• Divide the dough into quarters. Divide each quarter into 6 pieces. Shape into balls. Place each ball in a muffin cup; press down in the centers so that the dough fits the cups snugly. Set muffin pan on a baking sheet.
• Bake until lightly browned all over and slightly darker at the edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer baking sheet with muffin pan to a wire rack to cool.
• Make the filling: In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla until completely smooth. Using a 1/4-ounce ice cream scoop, fill the cooled crusts. Bake until filling is set and just beginning to color at the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer muffin pan to a wire rack. Garnish with candied lemon peel. Let cool completely before serving. The tassies may be stored in an airtight container, refrigerated, for up to 3 days.

PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together the margarine and cream cheese until well blended. Beat in flour, 1 cup at a time, until the mixture forms a smooth dough. Roll into small balls, and press into the bottoms and sides of tart pans or mini muffin pans.
• In another bowl, mix together the eggs, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt. Stir in the pecans. Use a spoon to fill each of the crusts 2/3 full with the filling mixture.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, until shell is light brown, and the filling has puffed up. Cool, and carefully remove from pans.

LEMON DREAM TASSIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray 36 mini muffin cups with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, ground almonds, butter and cream cheese until soft dough forms.
• 2. Shape dough into 36 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Press each ball in bottom and up side of muffin cup.
• 3. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan, about 30 minutes.
• 4. Remove cookie cups from pan. Fill each with about 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon curd.
• 5. In small bowl, mix frosting and whipped topping until well blended. Pipe or spoon 1 rounded teaspoon frosting mixture on top of each filled cookie cup. Top each with lemon peel and almonds. Store covered in refrigerator.

LEMON TASSIES

Steps:

• Blend together cream cheese and butter. Stir in flour, form into a ball and chill at least one hour.
• Divide into 24 balls, place in ungreased miniature muffin tins and press dough against bottom and up the sides.
• Combine filling ingredients and mix well, divide among tart shells.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until set.
• Cool them for several minutes and gently remove them from the tins.

LEMON COCONUT TASSIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Make tassie pastry (#59854) and line mini muffin cups with pastry.
• Beat the eggs, sugar, butter, lemon zest and lemon juice in a bowl.
• Stir in the coconut.
• Divide among 24 mini muffin cups or tassie cups.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Immediately, and very carefully using the tip of a pointed knife, gently knudge out each tassie out of its cup and transfer to a rack to cool.
• If they cool in the pan too long, they are more difficult to remove.
• Your first couple may break (those are the ones I eat on the spot- the rewards of making them!), but you will soon learn just the right'move' to remove them perfectly.

LEMON DREAM TASSIES - COOKIE CUPS (COOKIE MIX)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F
• Spray 36 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir cookie mix, ground almonds, butter and cream cheese until soft dough forms.
• Shape dough into 36 (1 1/4-inch) balls.
• Press each ball in bottom and up side of muffin cup.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool completely in pan, about 30 minutes.
• Remove cookie cups from pan.
• Fill each with about 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon curd.
• In small bowl, mix frosting and whipped topping until well blended.
• Pipe or spoon 1 rounded teaspoon frosting mixture on top of each filled cookie cup.
• Top each with lemon peel and almonds.
• Store covered in refrigerator.

LEMON CHESS TASSIES (MINI)

Steps:

• LEMON CHESS TASSIES:.
• Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Gradually add flour to butter mixture, beating at low speed.
• Shape dough into 48 balls; cover and chill 1 hour.
• Place 1 dough ball into each lightly greased cup of miniature muffin pans, shaping each into a shell.
• Spoon LEMON CHESS PIE FILLING evenly into tart shells.
• Bake at 350 deg F for 25 minutes or until set.
• Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
• LEMON CHESS PIE FILLING:.
• Whisk together all ingredients.
• Use filling immediately.
• Makes 3 cups filling.

LEMON TASSIES

Steps:

• 1. Beat 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese together until light and fluffy.
• 2. Add flour and beat until crumbly.
• 3. Shape dough into ball.
• 4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• 5. Spray 1 3/4" mini-muffin pans with oil.
• 6. Pinch off pastry, 1 Tbsp. at a time and press into prepared pans.
• 7. Mix juice, 3 Tbsp. melted butter, eggs and sugar in bowl. Divide filling evenly between cups.
• 8. Bake 40-45 minutes.
• 9. Remove from pans while slightly warm. Cool on wire racks.
• 10. Before serving, top each with a dollop of whipped cream.

LEMON CHEESECAKE TASSIES

Steps:

• DOUGH:.
• Lightly grease 24 mini muffin cups.
• in a food processor, combine the flour and butter.
• Process in an off/on pulses until mixture is the consistency of fine crumbs.
• In a small bowl, beat together the egg yolk, vanilla, sugar, lemon zest and salt until well blended. Pour the egg yolk mixture over the flour mixture and process in off/on pulses until just evenly incorporated and smooth.do not overprocess. divide the dough into quarters.
• Divide each quarter into 6 equal portions. Shape the portions into balls with lightly greased hands.
• Flatten each ball slightly. Place each ball in a muffin cup; press down in the center so dough fits cup snugly and is slightly concave.
• Set the muffin tins on a baking sheet. Preheat oven to 350 -- *.
• Bake in the upper third of the oven for 16-19 minutes, or until lightly browned all over and slightly darker at the edges.
• Transfer the baking sheet with the muffin pans to wire racks.
• FILLING:.
• in a food processor, process the cream cheese, sugar, egg, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla until well blended and completely smooth.
• Transfer the filling to a 2 cup measure with a spout.
• Pour the filling over the baking dough rounds, dividing it evenly among the muffin cups. bake in the upper third of the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the filling is set and just beginning to color at the edges. Add more 1/4 tsp jam or preserves to the center of each tassie and continue baking until the filling is puffed and slightly tinged with color. 4-5 minutes more.
• Transfer the muffin pans to wire racks. Let stand until completely cooled. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.filli.