Lemon Butter Tarts Recipe

Ingredients <br>- ½ cup butter <br>- 2 teaspoons lemon zest <br>- ⅓ cup lemon juice <br>- 1 ½ cups white sugar <br>- 3 eggs <br>- 2 egg yolks <br>- 12 (3 inch) tart shells, baked <br>- 3 egg whites <br>- ¼ cup white sugar <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan. Add rind, lemon juice, and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Beat eggs and egg yolks until thick, and add to lemon butter mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thick. Chill. <br>step 2: Beat 3 egg whites until stiff. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, and continue beating until stiff and glossy. Fill baked tart shells with lemon custard, and top with meringue. <br>step 3: Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) just until tarts are a delicate brown color. <br>

Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 12 (3 inch) tart shells, baked
- 3 egg whites
- ¼ cup white sugar

Directions
step 1: Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan. Add rind, lemon juice, and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Beat eggs and egg yolks until thick, and add to lemon butter mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thick. Chill.
step 2: Beat 3 egg whites until stiff. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, and continue beating until stiff and glossy. Fill baked tart shells with lemon custard, and top with meringue.
step 3: Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) just until tarts are a delicate brown color.

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