Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2/3 cup whipping cream
  • 2/3 cup (packed) dark brown sugar

Method

  • Butter and flour 9-inch-diameter springform pan.
  • Mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar, yeast, lemon peel and salt in processor.
  • Using on/off turns, add butter and blend until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  • Add milk and 3 egg yolks.
  • Using on/off turns, blend until soft dough forms.
  • Using wet fingertips, press dough over bottom and 1 inch up sides of prepared pan.
  • Cover tightly with plastic and let rise in warm draft-free area until light and puffy (dough will not double in volume), about 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • Whisk 2 eggs and cream in small bowl to blend.
  • Sprinkle 1/3 cup brown sugar over bottom of tart.
  • Pour cream mixture over.
  • Sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup sugar.
  • Bake until dough puffs and browns and filling browns in spots, about 25 minutes.
  • Transfer to rack.
  • Cut around pan sides to loosen tart.
  • Release pan sides.
  • Cool 30 minutes.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature.