Method
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan, gas mark 4).
Step 2:
To make the pie crust, mix the biscuit crumbs with the melted butter into a bowl by hand and press into a buttered deep 25cm/10" 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.
Step 3:
Bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool.
Step 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.
Step 5:
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.
Step 6:
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. Don't worry if the filling sinks slightly.
Step 7:
Loosen the edges of the tart, remove the tin and transfer to a serving plate. Dust the top with icing sugar then decorate with lemon slices and fresh mint leaves.
Ingredients
For the pie crust
- 350g Digestive biscuits (crushed into crumbs)
- 125g Butter (unsalted) (plus extra for greasing)
For the filling
- 4 Egg yolk(s) (free range) (seperated)
- 4 Egg white(s) (free range)
- 400ml Condensed milk (full fat)
- 4 Lime(s) (finely grated zest and juice of)
- 50g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
For the decoration
- Icing sugar (to dust)
- 1 Lemon(s) (thinly sliced)
- Mint leaves (fresh)
Recipe Reviews
I'm a chocoholic but would choose this any day over chocolate. Its THAT good!
So light and delicious
Ingredients
For the pie crust
- 350g Digestive biscuits (crushed into crumbs)
- 125g Butter (unsalted) (plus extra for greasing)
For the filling
- 4 Egg yolk(s) (free range) (seperated)
- 4 Egg white(s) (free range)
- 400ml Condensed milk (full fat)
- 4 Lime(s) (finely grated zest and juice of)
- 50g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
For the decoration
- Icing sugar (to dust)
- 1 Lemon(s) (thinly sliced)
- Mint leaves (fresh)