Caramelized Lemon Tart

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 7 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon ice water
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2/3 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 for crust: combine flour, sugar and salt in processor.
• 2 add butter; cut in using on/off turns until mixture forms coarse crumbs.
• 3 mix yolk and ice water in small bowl.
• 4 add to crumb mixture; process until dough begins to clump together.
• 5 press over bottom and up sides of 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
• 6 trim edges.
• 7 pierce crust all over with fork.
• 8 chill 30 minutes.
• 9 preheat oven to 350°f
• 10 line crust with foil.
• 11 fill with dried beans or pie weights.
• 12 bake until crust is set, about 20 minutes.
• 13 remove foil and beans.
• 14 continue baking until pale golden, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles, about 20 minutes longer.
• 15 transfer crust to rack.
• 16 maintain oven temperature.
• 17 for filling: whisk eggs, 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, cream and lemon juice in large bowl.
• 18 scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; whisk to blend well.
• 19 pour filling into tart shell.
• 20 bake tart until filling is set, about 40 minutes.
• 21 transfer tart to rack and cool.
• 22 refrigerate until cold, at least 3 hours or overnight.
• 23 preheat broiler.
• 24 sift powdered sugar over tart.
• 25 broil until caramelized, watching closely, about 1 minute.
• 26 refrigerate tart 15 minutes.
• 27 remove tart pan sides.
• 28 transfer tart to platter.