Lemons are a Kurd and shortbread sticks

416 - 180 минут 3 порции

Love lemon tartlets? Want to prepare all the components of the dessert before the holiday? Then look no further! This recipe is suitable for those who are planning to celebrate the New year with your partner or in a small company. This dessert is delicious and looks original. In addition it is easy enough, and they will help to complete a hearty meal. And as a bonus, You get 500 ml lemon syrup. You can add it to tea, soak a sponge cake or to make a drink like lemonade.

Ingredients for Lemons are a Kurd and shortbread sticks

Step by step instruction of cooking Lemons are a Kurd and shortbread sticks

Шаг 1

The lemons cut the hole. Gently remove all the pulp, put it down.

Шаг 2

To get rid of bitterness, skins, or "cap" cover with water (I have 500 ml), add salt (1 tbsp) and bring to a boil.
Then drain, pour clean, bring to boil again and cook for 10 minutes on low heat. Try again. After — drain the lemons in a strainer and allow to drain water.
If You didn't clean the lemons from the interior walls, then cooked it will come off easily.

Шаг 3

Mix the sugar (300 g) with water (450 ml), warm to dissolve the sugar. Send lemon shells in syrup, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 40 min.

Шаг 4

Then remove the cooked lemons, put on a plate with the hole down and leave to cool. Fold the shell in hermetically closed container and send to supply in the fridge.

Шаг 5

Cream — squeeze the juice of a pending lemon pulp. It turns out 150 ml of Heated it.

Шаг 6

Whisk the eggs with the sugar (200 grams or to your taste). Pour hot lemon juice in a thin stream, mixing continuously. Return the mass to the skillet and cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until boiling.

Шаг 7

Remove from the heat. Add cold butter (cubes) and stir.
Cover with plastic wrap in contact and place in the fridge for a day. Or put in a glass container with a tight fitting lid.

Шаг 8

Prepare the dough. Cubes of chilled butter, mix with sugar, salt and flour. Grind into crumbs.

Шаг 9

Add lightly beaten egg and quickly knead the dough.

Шаг 10

Ready put the dough between two sheets of parchment paper (film) and roll out into a thin layer ≈18×16 see and leave in refrigerator for 30 min.

Шаг 11

Slice the dough into strips of 1.5 cm thickness, please send in the refrigerator. There they can leave a film until the next day.
Chilled strips on parchment, place on a baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes in a preheated 170°C oven. Sticks ready remove from the oven and let them cool.

Шаг 12

Before serving, lemon shell, fill with cream, close the "caps".