Tiny Lemon Gem Tarts Food

MINI LEMON TARTS

Steps:

• Mix flour, butter, and salt together in the bowl of an electric stand mixer, or with a pastry blender, until dough becomes crumbly. Add ice water, 2 tablespoons at a time, until the consistency is smooth. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup cupcake pan.
• Roll out dough on a cutting board and cut into 3-inch circles using a scalloped cookie cutter. Place dough into the prepared pan, pressing down the sides to fit.
• Combine egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, butter, and lemon zest in a heavy, non-aluminum saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until butter is melted and filling thickens slightly. Do not allow to boil. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl and cool, 15 to 20 minutes. Pour filling into the dough cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is set, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.

TINY LEMON GEM TARTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray 24 mini muffin cups with cooking spray. In medium bowl, beat butter and 3 tablespoons granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until well mixed. Beat in 1 cup flour until dough forms.
• Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls. Press 1 ball in bottom and up side of each muffin cup for crust. Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until edges begin to turn golden brown.
• Meanwhile, in same bowl, beat remaining ingredients except powdered sugar on medium speed until well mixed.
• Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon mixture evenly into each baked crust. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until filling is light golden. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from muffin cups to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Sift powdered sugar over tops of cookies. Store covered in refrigerator. If desired, sift additional powdered sugar over cookies just before serving.

MINI LEMON TARTS

Steps:

• For the crust: Mix together the cream cheese, butter, sugar, and salt until smooth. Add the flour and mix gently until the dough is cohesive. Shape the dough into a 1"-thick disk, wrap it in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• For the filling: Whisk together the lemon juice, zest or oil, and the sugar. Whisk in the eggs, then the sour cream.
• To assemble: Roll the dough on a floured surface into a circle 1/8" thick. Using a 2 ¾" biscuit cutter, cut out 24 circles, gathering the scraps and re-rolling the dough as necessary. Preheat the oven to 375°F Grease a 24-cup mini-tart pan or mini-muffin pan. Transfer the dough circles to the cups of the pan, pressing into the corners and up the sides of each cup. Pour the filling into each of the tart shells until it nearly reaches the rim of the cup.
• Bake the tarts for 28 to 30 minutes in the mini-tart pan, or 18 to 20 minutes in the mini muffin pan, until the crust turns golden and the filling has set.
• Remove the pan from the oven and let the tarts cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Transfer the tarts to a rack to cool completely before serving.

LEMON COCONUT TARTLETS

Steps:

• In bowl, combine sugar & flour.
• Beat in eggs, lemon peel & juice by hand.
• Divide the coconut among the tart shells (approximately 1 teaspoons each).
• Pour lemon mixture over top of coconut.
• Bake in 375 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until filling is set.
• Cool before serving.