Raspberry-Lemon Shortbread Tart Recipe Recipe

This recipes from Everyday Rachael Ray magazine and is a keeper in my kitchen. It’s very easy to make, and absolutely delicious.

You can replace the raspberries with your favorite fruit—or even pieces of chocolate.

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Ingredients

3	cups frozen (or fresh) raspberries (1 pound)
FOR THE CRUST:
1	stick plus 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
½	cup granulated sugar
1½	cups all-purpose flour
FOR THE CUSTARD:
3	large eggs
¾	cups sugar
	Zest and juice of 2 lemons (about ¼ cup juice)
¼	cup flour
	Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting

Drain the raspberries in a strainer set over a bowl.

Preheat the oven to 400°.

Using your fingers, combine the butter, sugar and the flour and blend together until coarse crumbs form.

OR—
Use a food processor and pulse the butter, flour and sugar until crumbly.

Pour the mixture into an ungreased nonstick 9-inch springform or cake pan and press down evenly to form a crust.

Bake the shortbread crust until lightly golden, about 20 minutes.

Remove the shortbread from the oven and reduce the temperature to 325°.

Scatter the drained raspberries evenly over the baked shortbread.

Beat the eggs with the remaining 3/4 cup of sugar until thick and pale yellow.

Whisk in the lemon zest, the lemon juice and the remaining 1/4 cup of flour.

Pour the lemon cream over the raspberries and bake the tart until the custard is set, about 30 minutes.

Let cool, then dust with confectioners’ sugar.

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