Lemon Tarts for Everyone! Hurrah!

Note to no one in particular: these are not vegan. They are rather delicious, however. I concocted these little lovelies quite some time ago for my sister's birthday.

Pastry Ingredients

2 c flour

4 oz butter, softened

2 tsp confectioner's sugar

zest of one lemon

1 egg yolk

Filling Ingredients

4 oz cream cheese, softened

1/2 c confectioner's sugar

2 egg yolks

juice of one lemon

1/2 c sweetened condensed milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Greese pastry tins or muffin tins.
2. Sift flour into a bowl, cut in butter. Add sugar, zest, egg yolk, and a few tablespoons of cool water. Kneed gently on a floured surface until the dough is smooth. Cover and chill for 10 minutes or so.
3. While the dough chills, beat egg yolks. Add cream cheese and sugar, beat until smooth. The mixture should be a bit thick. Add lemon juice and condensed milk. Beat well. Set aside.
4. Roll out the dough. Trim the dough into rounds and press into tins (I used a muffin tin, and I didn't bother to measure the rounds. They turned out a bit funny looking, but it was quite easy and mess-free.) Prick the bottoms with a fork and bake for 10 minutes.
5. Remove the crusts from the oven and pour the filling into them until nearly full. Bake them for another 5 minutes or until the filling has set. Garnish with zest or poppy seeds.