Lemon Brulee Tart

Photo: flickr user avlxyz

Ingredients

cups Flour

2 tablespoons Sugar

2 teaspoons Grated lemon zest

1 dsh Salt

1 stk chilled butter

2 tablespoons Cold water

3 Eggs

1/2 cup Sugar

cup Whipping cream

cup Fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon Grated lemon zest

Additional sugar

Strawberry halves for garnish

Preparation

Combine flour, sugar, lemon zest and salt in food processor. Cut butter into pieces and add to dry mixture. Process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in enough water to form dough. Gather dough and shape into disk.

Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface. Transfer to tart pan or pie plate to form crust. Freeze 15 minutes. Bake at 400 degrees about 20 minutes or until light brown. Cool.

Whisk together eggs, sugar, cream, lemon juice and lemon zest. Pour filling into crust. Bake at 400 degrees until set, about 25 minutes. Cool completely. Sprinkle top of tart with additional sugar, about 1 Tbls. Cover sides of tart with foil. Broil until sugar caramelizes in spots, about 3 minutes.