Sweet Lemon Tarts

Everyone has a sweet tooth and what better way to relax after a hard day of work than to indulge in a sweet lemon tart. This recipe is ideal if you’ve got a couple of spare lemons lying around in your fruit bowl or if not, you can always ask for a couple from your neighbour...just be sure to give them a taste of the final product!

Pastry Ingredients:

• 2 cups of self raising flour
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 egg
• 125g of butter

Pastry Method:

1. Place all ingredients into a food processor and pulse until a soft dough is formed.
2. Place dough in gladwrap and chill in fridge for 30 minutes.
3. Place three individual flan tins on kitchen bench and lightly spray each of them with vegetable oil.
4. Roll out the dough thinly and use it to line the three tins.
5. Use a fork to lightly press holes into the pastry.
6. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
7. Place flan tins in oven on a baking tray and bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
8. Cool to room temperature.

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Filling Ingredients:

• 1 x 440g tin of light condensed milk
• ½ cup of fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup of whipped cream

Filling Method:

1. Empty the contents of the tin of condensed milk into a bowl, adding the lemon juice slowly and stir to combine.
2. Place the bowl into the fridge until the filling is set.
3. Once set, fill each of the individual flan tins with the filling.

Isabella's Tips:
Decorate the sweet lemon tarts with whipped cream if desired