=== SWEET-TART DOUGH ===
     9 tb Unsalted butter; room
          -temperature
     1 c  Confectioners’ sugar; plus
     2 tb Confectioners’ sugar
 1 3/4 c  All-purpose flour; plus more
     1 pn Salt
     1 lg Egg; lightly beaten
          === FILLING ===
 1 1/2 md Lemons
     2 lg Whole Eggs
     1 lg Yolk
     6 tb Granulated sugar
   3/4 c  Heavy cream
    12 oz Raspberries
 To make the Sweet-Tart Dough: Using an electric mixer fitted with the
 paddle attachment, beat the butter until soft and very smooth. Add the
 confectioners’ sugar, and beat until blended. Add the flour and salt.
 With the mixer running at low speed, beat the dough until it becomes
 crumbly. Add the egg, and continue mixing until the dough just comes
 together (do not overwork it). Turn out the dough onto a work
 surface, and gather into a ball. Cut in half, and shape each half
 into a disk. Wrap both pieces of the dough in plastic. Refrigerate at
 least 1 hour. Lightly butter the insides of two 8- by 3/4-inch round
 tart rings. Place the rings on a baking sheet lined with parchment
 paper. Working on a lightly floured work surface, roll one disk of
 the dough to an 1/8-inch thickness. Fit the dough into a tart ring,
 pressing lightly against the bottom and up the sides. Run your
 rolling pin against the rim of the circle, and cut off the excess.
 Repeat with second disk of dough and tart ring. Chill 30 minutes.
 Heat oven to 350 degrees with rack in center. Line each tart shell
 with a circle of parchment paper, and fill shells with pie weights or
 dried beans. Bake crusts 15 minutes, remove the paper and beans, and
 bake just until the edges of the crusts are golden, 3 to 5 minutes.
 Transfer baking sheet to a rack to cool. To make the Filling: Grate
 the zest of each lemon using the small holes of a box grater, and set
 aside. With a small knife, cut off enough of the top and bottom of
 each lemon, exposing the flesh. Stand the lemons on end, and
 carefully cut away the white pith and a tiny bit of the flesh from
 the entire surface of each lemon; the juicy sections of lemon should
 now be completely exposed. Lay the lemons on their sides, and cut
 each lemon crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices; remove seeds. Place
 lemon slices, whole eggs, egg yolk, granulated sugar, and heavy cream
 in the jar of a blender, and puree until smooth. Strain the mixture
 into a bowl, and whisk in the reserved lemon zest. Lower the oven
 temperature to 300 degrees. Scatter the raspberries over the bottom
 of the two crusts. Pour the lemon filling into crusts. Bake tarts
 just until the filling has set in the centers, about 25 minutes; the
 filling should not shimmy when the edges of the tarts are tapped
 lightly. Transfer tarts to a wire rack to cool. Serve. Makes 2 tarts.
                 
                 Yields       
                2 servings                
