Mixed Berry Lemon Tart
Yield 8-12 servings
Recipe from various sources: crust - back of a Wilton Bakeware dish; filling - a nice lady named Allyson from our grocery store; glaze - Food.com
Ingredients
Shortbread Crust
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
Lemon Filling
- 5 ounce cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice {2 large lemons}
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 3 cups mixed berries {strawberries, blueberries, raspberries}
Glaze
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup fruit juice {any kind}
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup
Instructions
Shortbread Crust
- In a large bowl, combine the fl0ur, sugar, and salt. Mix it together and blend it well.
- Add the butter pieces and beat with an electric mixer until it’s all incorporated and the mixture turns to moist crumbles, for about 1 minute.
- Pour the mixture into the tart pan. Press the crust evenly over the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
- Preheat your oven to 350*F and freeze the crust for 15 minutes.
- Remove the crust from the freezer and bake it for 18-22 minutes or until it’s a light golden brown.
- Let it cool completely before putting in any filling.
Lemon Filling
- Preheat your oven back to 350*F.
- Swirl the cream cheese in a mixer or food processor until it’s smooth.
- Add the sugar, eggs, lemon juice, and zest, one at a time, until it’s all smooth.
- Pour the filling into the tart shell and bake it at 350*F for 25 minutes.
- Remove the tart from the oven and cool it in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Once it’s cooled, top it with the berries.
Glaze
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Bring the sugar and 1/2 cup of the juice to a boil.
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Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining juice. Add it to the boiling juice and cook it until it’s thick.
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Stir in the corn syrup. Bring it back to a boil and remove it from the heat.
- Let the glaze cool and drizzle it all over the tart.
Recipe by Unruly Bliss at https://unrulybliss.com/food/mixed-berry-lemon-tart/