Lime Tart Recipe

  
 

Pies And Tarts Recipes - Lime Tart

Ingredients

  • 3 large egg yolks

  • 400g/14oz can sweetened condensed milk

  • 15ml/1 tbsp grated lime rind

  • 120ml/1/2 cup fresh lime juice

  • green food coloring (optional)

  • 120ml/1/2 cup whipping cream

FOR THE BASE

  • 115g/1 1/3 cups crushed digestive biscuits

  • 65g/5 tbsp butter or margarine, melted

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F /Gas 4. For the base, place the crushed biscuits in a bowl and add the butter or margarine. Mix to combine.

  2. Press the mixture evenly over the base and sides of a 23cm/9in pie dish. Bake for 8 minutes, then cool.

  3. Beat the yolks until thick. Beat in the milk, lime rind and juice and coloring, if using. Pour into the pastry case and chill until set, about 4 hours. To serve, whip the cream. Pipe a lattice pattern on top, or spoon dollops around the edge.