Serves about 12-16
For the base:
1½ cups of flour
¾ cup of white sugar
150gm of butter
For the topping:
Place in a mixer:
1 ¾ cups of sugar
4 eggs
Zest of 3 lemons
½ cup of lemon juice
⅓ cup of flour
Method
Preheat oven to 180degC.
In a food processor add flour, sugar and butter. Whizz until it resembles fine breadcrumbs, and press into a lined baking tray.
Cook in the oven for 15 minutes until golden. Remove, and reduce oven temperature to 150degC.
To make topping, add eggs to sugar slowly, one at a time, and beat until thick and pale in colour, add zest. Then slowly add the lemon juice.
Add flour, mix gently and pour over base, and cook for 40 minutes.
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