Lemon Butter Tarts

• servings: 12 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

1 pie crust pastry, chilled

1/3 cup lemon juice

zest of 1 lemon

2/3 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 large egg yolk

1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled

pinch of salt

Directions

Roll the pastry out to 1/8 inch thick and cut out 12 2-4 inch circles, pressing them into the holes in a muffin baking pan.

Optionally, chill the muffin pan in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix the lemon juice, zest, sugar, egg, yolk, butter, and salt and pour the mixture into the tarts.

Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven and bake until set, about 18-20 minutes.

Nutrition

• Calories: Calories 111
• Total Fat: Fat 6g
• Saturated Fat: Saturated 3g
• Trans Fat: Trans 0
• Cholesterol: Cholesterol 41mg
• Sodium: Sodium 29mg
• Total Carbohydrate: Carbs 13g
• Dietary Fiber: Fiber 0.2g
• Total Sugars: Sugars 11g
• Protein: Protein 1g