James gave me some limes a few weeks ago and all they have been doing is sitting in the fridge. As I had such great success with my lemon meringue pie over easter (still waiting for my brother to give me the pics so I haven't been able to post the recipe yet) I decided to make another citrus pie... and of course what pie should I make with limes but the famous American Key Lime Pie....
You will need:
1 packet shredded wheat biscuits
100g butter
1 tin condensed milk
2/3 cup of cream
4 good size limes (the juice and the zest are both used)
4 medium eggs
oven preheated to 170 degrees celsius
a greased pie dish
I started by crushing the biscuits up finely and adding the butter (melted) to the mix and pressed it all into the base and sides of the pie dish. It's ideal to push the mixture in quite firmly so it sticks. Put this in the fridge to chill
Lightly beat the eggs and then whisk the cream into them, add the condensed milk and lime juice and zest and mix through
traditionally green food colouring is a no no. but hey... it just looks so pretty (I only added 3 drops, any more and you have a pie that looks like it's made from playdough)
Pour the mixture into the pie dish and bake for about 15 mins.
Allow to cool and then pop in the fridge for a couple of hours.
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