living in georgia we are fortunate enough to be close to fresh citrus. my friend's parents have a meyer lemon tree and was sweet enough to share.
i was inspired by the latest issue of
and his lovely meyer lemon tart. i couldn't resist making one of my own.....and adding some fresh mandarins and violas from the yard. i served it up along side a big dollop of freshly whipped cream. this one is a really simple and light spring dessert.
recipe- inspired by small paul magazine
ingredients
1 sheet of puff pastry
4 meyer lemons
2 mandarin oranges
1/2 cup raw sugar
a sprinkle of confectioner's sugar
instructions
-pre- heat oven to 400 degrees
-butter a cookie sheet
-roll out the puff pastry onto the cookie sheet
-thinly slice the citrus, removing the seeds as you go
-put the sugar in a bowl and dredge the citrus in it
-carefully lay the citrus on the puff pastry, overlapping a little bit
-bake in the oven for about 15 minutes
-let cool and then lightly sprinkle the confectioner's sugar on top