TASSIE CUPS WITH LEMON CURD FILLING

By gaster16

Ingredients

• TASSIE CUPS:
• 1 (3 oz.) package cream cheese softened
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine softened
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• LEMON CURD FILLING:
• 3 large meons zested and juiced
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter melted

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For the tassie cups, place all of the ingredients in a food processor and pulse until the mixture forms a ball. Place in plastic wrap and chill until firm about 1 hour.

Form the pastry into 24 small balls, press with fingers into the bottom and up the sides of ungreased mini muffin tins. Bake for 20 minutes until lightly browned.

For the filling: Place the zest and sugar in a food processor and process until combined. Add the lemon juice, zest and eggs and process until smooth. Slowly add the butter to the mixture, pulsing as you go. Place the mixture in the top of a double boiler and cook over simmering water for about 5 minutes until thick. Cool lemon curd. Remove tassie cups from muffin tins, spoon lemon curd in the center and serve. Lemon curd will last about 3 weeks in the refrigerator.