Lemon Trat (Scottish)

Lemon Trat (Scottish)

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Categories : Cakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

--BASE--

3 oz Flour

2 oz Butter

3/4 oz Icing sugar

2 ts Cold water

--FILLING--

Juice of a small lemon

2 oz Caster sugar

1 Egg

Icing sugar for dusting

375F or Mark

5. Grease deep patty tins

(makes approximately six tarts). Sift the flour into a

bowl. Rub in the butter and add the icing sugar. Add

suff cient of the water to makea moist dough. Roll out

on a floured surface, cut into rounds and line the

patty tins. Bake blind for 10 minutes. Remove from the

350F or Mark

Meanwhile beat together the egg, caster sugar and lemon juice. Fill the pastry cases with the mixture

and bake until set and the pastry is nicely browned.

Serve hot or cold, but do not chill in the

refrigerator.

From the booklet Scottish Teatime Recipes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -