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Eric Lanlard's Key Lime Pie

Eric Lanlard's Key Lime Pie

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

This Key Lime Pie was featured in the second series of Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard on Channel 4.

Preparation Time 00 minutes
Baking Time 45 minutes
Portions 8-10
Skill Level Easy
Average Rating 5 stars
 

Eric Lanlard's Key Lime Pie Ingredients

350 grams Digestive Biscuits crushed into crumbs
125 grams Unsalted Butter plus extra for greasing
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Additional Ingredients

4 Free Range Eggs seperated Free Range Eggs
400 ml Condensed Milk full fat
4 Lime finely grated zest and juice of
50 grams Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's) Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
 

Further Additional Ingredients

Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon)
Lime slices
Fresh Mint Leaves
 

This recipe uses

  • Free Range Eggs
  • Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
  • Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon)

How to make Eric Lanlard's Key Lime Pie

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  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/ 160°C fan/ Gas 4 method tip
  2. To make the base, mix the biscuit crumbs with the melted butter into a bowl by hand and press into a buttered deep 25cm/10inch loose bottomed, preferably fluted, tart tin. If you don't have one of the latter, use a spring form tin of the same size and just press the crumbs two-thirds of the way up the side. method tip
  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool method tip
  4. For the filling, beat the egg yolks in a bowl until light and fluffy, then beat in the condensed milk and lime zest and juice. In another bowl, whisk the eggs whites and caster sugar until firm, and then gently fold into the lime mixture, using a large metal spoon. Completely fill the biscuit base with the lime mixture and bake in the preheated oven, at the same temperature for 20-25 minutes until set and slightly browned around the edges. Leave to cool. It will sink slightly so don't worry method tip
  5. Loosen the edges of the tart, remove the tin and transfer to a serving plate. Dust the top with icing sugar then decorate with lime slices and fresh mint leaves.
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Reviews

Read all reviews (1) | Average rating: 5 stars

"What an absolute delight!! I made this for Mother's Day dessert at my daughters. Definitely will be doing this again"

20-03-2012 | Author: Lindylou1812 | 5 stars

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