Actually, I didn't know that we have key lime, haha, until I squeezed it to make the lime juice. It's less sour than lime and had a sweet fragrance.
After I asked my brother and he said that it's a key lime ^^.
So, I thought that it would be good to turn it into a key lime pie.
Most of the key lime pie recipes are made by using sweetened condensed milk, but this recipe is made from key lime curd. Well, I love this lime curd as it's tangy, sweet, and rich.
One of the best things is you don't need an oven to make this pie, the only time-consuming process is making the lime curd.
The pie will be set after refrigerating (from the butter in the lime curd), so you have to give it enough time to chill.
Try to finish the pie in 2 days, because the crust will become soggy when keeping it is too long.
Key Lime Pie
Makes 20 cm pie
Base
90 g ....................... Melted and cooled unsalted butter
180 g ...................... Digestive biscuits
Key lime curd
2 tbsp ..................... Key lime zest (Or lemon)
150 ml .................... Key lime juice (Or lemon)
105 g ....................... Unsalted butter
175 g ........................ Granulated sugar
1/8 tsp ..................... Salt
3 .............................. Eggs (165 g)
Whipped cream
200 g ....................... Whipping cream
15 g .......................... Icing sugar
20 x 3.5 cm Tart pan
Crush the digestive biscuits with a rolling pin.
Mix the crushed biscuits with the melted butter.
Pour into the pan.
Press until level.
Refrigerate until ready to use.
Cook for 10 minutes, whisking constantly.
Cook until the curd is thickened, it will be able to cover the back of the spoon.
Pass the curd through a sieve into a bowl.
Cover with a piece of plastic wrap, press the plastic directly onto the curd.
Let the curd cool completely before using.
Beat the whipping cream and icing sugar together until firm peaks form.
Pour the cooled curd into the prepared pan.
Top with the whipped cream.
Refrigerate for 12 hours.
Warm the side of the pan and remove the tart from the pan.
Decorate as desired before serving.
Key Lime Pie