Key Lime Pie for Jeremy


Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
Key Lime Pie is a famous speciality from the Keys region of southern Florida.

This delicious tart is usually made with Key limes - a special variety. But in this simplified version, normal limes will work perfectly well.
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Last modified on: September 30th 2012

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1 hour 35 min.2 hours15 min.3 hours 50 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 1 hour
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
Squeeze 4 limes, which should give you about 125 ml of juice.

Stage 3 - 2 min.
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
Add the zest of one lime to the juice.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F).

Stage 4
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
Put 4 egg yolks into a food-processor bowl.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
Beat on maximum speed for about 5 minutes until the yolks plump up a little in volume.

Stage 6 - 3 min.
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
Reduce the beater speed slightly and slowly pour in 400 g sweetened condensed milk.

Stage 7 - 3 min.
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
Reduce the beater speed further and slowly pour in the lime juice and zest.

Stage 8
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
Continue beating for a few more minutes until the mixture is fairly light.

Stage 9 - 2 min.
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
Pour this filling into the tart case.

Stage 10 - 15 min.
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
Cook for 10-15 minutes, just until the filling sets (check this by shaking the dish gently from side to side).

Stage 11 - 2 hours
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
Leave to cool, then cover with stretch plastic film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Stage 12 - 15 min.
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
Just before serving, cover the top with rosettes of Chantilly (whipped cream).

Stage 13
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
Your Key lime pie is ready.

Stage 14
Key Lime Pie for Jeremy
You can replace if you prefer, like Jeremy, Chantilly cream by a meringue French or Italian, so in that case brown the top like in a pear and lime meringue pie.
Remarks
This recipe is very well known in the USA and is typical of the South. There are many different variations: with meringue topping instead of cream, crushed biscuits and butter instead of pastry, etc.

You can find mediocre versions all over Florida. These are ususally over-sweet, artificially flavoured and green coloured. Now, a good Key lime pie is not green!
Keeping
A few hours in the fridge, protected with plastic film.
Source
Based on a recipe by Stephanie Jaworski.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
3,627 Kcal or 15,186 Kj77 gr378 gr201 gr
181 %30 %36 %30 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
265 Kcal or 1,110 Kj6 gr28 gr15 gr
13 %2 %3 %2 %
Per pie
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
3,627 Kcal or 15,186 Kj77 gr378 gr201 gr
181 %30 %36 %30 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg, Nuts
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 pie : 5.82 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Chantilly creamChantilly cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Peach and blackcurrant sundae, Diplomat cream, St Tropez tart, European glass, Strawberry Charlotte, ... All
Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Blackcurrant and chestnut verrines, Bounty-style tart for Alison, Peach and green tea tart, Cherry and pistachio tarts, Apple-almond shortbread tart, ... All
LimeLime: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed salad stack, Lime (or lemon) curd, Minted Melon, Erika's ceviche, Surprise bread, ... All
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  • Thank you, I will try this recipe soon. I always try your recipes.
    Manal
    Posted by Manal september 30th 2012 at 12:32 (n° 1)
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