Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream)
Taking its inspiration from lemon confectioner's custard, this version has a distinctive lime flavour. Both juice and zest are used to combine the juice's slight acidity with a hint of bitterness from the zest.
42K 8 3.3
Last modified on: July 21th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:PastriesPastryBasic creamLimeZestJuiceFor 450 g, you will need:
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250 ml whole milk - 1
1 lime - 2
3 egg yolks - 3
50 g caster sugar - 4
20 g cornflour - 5
5 drops food colouring (optional) - 6
30 g butter (optional) - Total weight: 520 grams
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 48 min. | 8 min. | 56 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 25 min.
Pour 250 ml whole milk into a saucepan on medium heat and bring to the boil.
When it reaches boiling point, take off the heat and zest 1 lime into the milk.
Mix well, cover and leave for at least 15 minutes to infuse.
When it reaches boiling point, take off the heat and zest 1 lime into the milk.
Mix well, cover and leave for at least 15 minutes to infuse.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Juice 1 lime.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Add 20 g cornflour...
Stage 5 - 1 min.
...and mix again.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Pour the hot lime-infused milk into the mixture...
Stage 7 - 1 min.
...and mix throroughly.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Rinse out the saucepan, then pour the mixture from the bowl back into the pan through a strainer to remove the zest (this has an unpleasant texture when eaten and all its flavour is now in the milk).
Stage 9 - 8 min.
Put the saucepan back on low heat and stir the cream constantly while it thickens.
Stage 10 - 1 min.
At this stage you can add 5 drops food colouring (green) to improve the appearance.
Stage 11
Use a whisk towards the end of cooking, as this is more effective.
Stage 12 - 2 min.
Take the custard off the heat and whisk in the lime juice.
Stage 13 - 2 min.
For a smoother cream, you can whisk in 30 g butter, cut into small pieces.
Your lime confectioner's custard is now ready. Cover with a lid or, better still, cover with plastic film until needed.
Your lime confectioner's custard is now ready. Cover with a lid or, better still, cover with plastic film until needed.
Remarks
For an even more marked flavour, mix the caster sugar with half the zest the day before and leave covered until needed.
The amount of lime juice is quite approximate, so adjust to suit your taste.
The amount of lime juice is quite approximate, so adjust to suit your taste.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 916 Kcal or 3,835 Kj | 26 gr | 83 gr | 54 gr |
| 46 % | 10 % | 8 % | 8 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 176 Kcal or 737 Kj | 5 gr | 16 gr | 10 gr |
| 9 % | 2 % | 1 % | 2 % |
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Some recipes that use this recipe
Lemon and lime custard tart
This is a delicious version of the classic French baker's "flan", with the twin flavours of lemon and lime. It involves two different confectioner's custards poured one on top of the other. This gives an attractive layered effect when the tart is cut. Not just pretty, it is delicious.
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pain perdu, Bourguignon potatoes , Gnocchi alla romana, Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond tuiles, Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, Coconut pyramids, Galette Charentaise, Nougat, ... All |
 | Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelized pear custard tart, Gâteau Basque , Upside-down Parmentier, Rabbit civet "à la normande", Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), ... All |
 | Egg yolk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gnocchi alla romana, Real custard sauce (crème anglaise), Sausage with duchess potatoes and a Mont d'Or fondue , Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Steamed leeks with morel sabayon, ... All |
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