Warren Brown

Lemon Shortbread Tart Crust

Preparation info
  • Makes

    one

    9- to 10 inch tart crust
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Pie Love
Pie Love

By Warren Brown

Published 2013

  • About

This crust is buttery, with a hint of lemon freshness. Be sure to shave only the zest from the whole fruit, avoiding the bitter white pith.

Ingredients

Unsalted butter, very cold ½ cup (1 stick</

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  2. Add the butter, confectioners’ sugar, flour, salt, cornstarch, and lemon zest to the work bowl of a food processor. Process for 8 to 10 seconds to combine the ingredients, then pulse three times, until the mixture resembles c