Lemon Tart With Nut Crust - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup finely ground walnuts
    2 tablespoons sugar
    2 tablespoons matzo meal or 2 tablespoons cracker meal
    3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
    3 whole eggs
    1 egg yolk
    1 cup sugar
    1/3 cup lemon juice
    4 ounces cream cheese, cut into 6 pieces (half the 8 oz. pkg.)
    1 pint fresh raspberries (optional) or 1 pint other berries, for decoration (optional)
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
    Combine first 4 ingredients and make sure that they are well blended together.
    Press firmly onto the bottom and the sides of a 9\" tart pan.
    Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool down completely.
    In a saucepan beat eggs and the egg yolk with a wire whisk until well blended.
    Gradually add 1 cup sugar, continue beating until well blended.
    Stir in the lemon juice.
    Cook on low heat (stirring consistently) for about 8 minute or until mixture is thick enough to coat back of a spoon.
    Remove from heat.
    Add cream cheese, two pieces at a time, beating until cream cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
    Pour into the crust shell.
    Refrigerate at least 4 hours. I usually prepare it a day ahead.
    Serve as is or decorate with berries.

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