4 | tbsp. | sugar |
1 | stick | butter, at room temperature |
1 | stick | margarine, at room temperature |
1 | egg yolk | |
1¾ | c. | flour |
1/8 | tsp. | salt |
1 | tbsp. | water |
FILLING: | ||
2 | lemons - skin (rind) and juice | |
3 | whole eggs | |
¾ | c. | sugar |
2 | tbsp. | butter |
Cream the sugar, butter, and margarine with a mixer. Add the egg yolk. Blend well. Add the flour and salt. Blend until this mixture comes together. Add the water. Blend in well. Allow to refrigerate 4 hours (to rest the dough, so it will soften and not be tough). Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 18 small, round tartelette pans (each about 2½ inches wide) with the crust. This will give you 3 per person. Fill the tartelettes with the FILLING and bake until crisp, approximately 45 minutes. Cool, remove from the pans, and serve.
FILLING: Grate the skin off the lemon lightly with the "small sized holes" of a cheese grater. Squeeze the juice from the lemons; strain the seeds out. Combine all the ingredients for the filling. Blend well.