Base: 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour. 1 1/2 cups plain flour. 1 1/2 cups sugar. 150g cold butter, chopped. 2 small eggs, lightly beaten. 3 Tbsp milk.
Mix flours, sugar and butter in a food processor, then add the eggs and milk. Mix again.
Press about 2/3 of the mixture into an oiled deep-slice tin.
Filling: 200g butter. 4 lemons, grated rind and juice. 2 cups sugar. 4 large eggs, lightly beaten.
Melt butter in a medium-sized pot. Take off the heat and beat in the lemon rind, juice, sugar and eggs. Heat again slowly until the mixture thickens.
Take off the heat as soon as the first bubbles form. Pour evenly over the base and crumble the remaining dough on top.
Bake for 35-45 minutes at 180degC until golden brown. The middle may still be a little wobbly but will set on cooling.
- Recipe supplied by the Sidewalk Cafe in Alexandra.
