Torta de Limão, Lemon Pie recipe. This recipe is a wonderful dish for those with a real sweet tooth. It happens to be one of my favorite desserts, as the flavor is so rich while the texture is absolutely perfect for a zesty lemon treat.
Ingredients:
– 8 eggs
– 3/4 cups Sugar
– Butter for greasing
– Zest of 1 lemon
– juice of 1 and a half lemons
– 2 tablespoons flour
– 4 tablespoons melted butter
– Half lemon cut into half moon slices
– Tracing paper
– Sugar for dusting
Directions:
1) Grease a rectangular tray from the oven with some butter.
2) Line the pan with parchment paper and grease it with some butter. In a bowl, mix the sugar with the flour.
3) Add the eggs and stir well.
4) Stir in the lemon zest and lemon juice. Stir well. Finally, add the 4 tablespoons butter to the mix.
5) Put the mix in the pan and bake in preheated oven at 180 degrees 20 to 25 minutes.
6) After the pie has been cooked without getting too dry, remove from oven.
7) Sprinkle cake with sugar.
8) Allow to cool and place in a pie dish.
9) Garnish with slices of lemon, serve and enjoy!
Enjoy! If you have any questions or comments about this recipe please say them in the comment box below!
This recipe comes our friends over at Receitas Portuguesas. They have some really wonderful and delicious Portuguese recipes so check them out!
Ingredientes:
– 8 ovos
– O peso dos ovos em açúcar
– Raspa de 1 limão
– Sumo de 1 limão e meio
– 2 colheres de sopa de farinha
– 4 colheres de sopa de margarina derretida
– Meio limão cortado em rodelas meia-lua
– Margarina para untar
– Papel vegetal
– Açúcar para polvilhar
Preparação:
Unte um tabuleiro rectangular de ir ao forno com margarina. Forre o tabuleiro com papel vegetal e unte-o com margarina.
Numa tigela, misture o açúcar com a farinha. Junte os ovos e mexa muito bem.
Junte a raspa de limão e o sumo de limão. Mexa bem. Por fim, junte a margarina e misture tudo.
Coloque o preparado no tabuleiro e leve ao forno pré-aquecido nos 180º entre 20 a 25 minutos.
Depois da torta cozida sem ficar muito seca, retire do forno.
Polvilhe um pano com açúcar e por cima desenforme a torta.
Com cuidado, enrole o pano e aconchegue bem.
Deixe arrefecer e coloque a torta num prato próprio.
Decore com as rodelas meia-lua de limão e está pronta a servir.
