Key Lime Pie An Adaptation Of Delia Smiths Recipes

KEY LIME PIE AN ADAPTATION OF DELIA SMITH'S RECIPE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 4, 350 degrees Farenheit, 180 degrees Celsius.
• Traditional Key lime pie has always had a crumb crust, begin by placing the butter in a pan over the lowest heat to melt, then crush the digestive biscuits. The easiest way to do this is to lay them out flat in a polythene bag and crush them with a rolling pin, rolling over using a lot of pressure. Now empty the contents of the bag into a bowl and mix in the melted butter. Next place the butter-crumb mixture in the flan tin and, using your hands, press it down evenly and firmly all over the base and up the sides of the tin. Then place it on the baking sheet and bake on the centre shelf of the oven for 10-12 minutes, or until crisp and golden brown.
• While that's happening, place the egg yolks and lime zest in a bowl and, using an electric hand mixer, whisk them for about 2 minutes, or until the egg has thickened, then add the condensed milk and whisk for another 4 minutes. Finally, add the lime juice and give it another quick whisk, then pour the whole lot on to the baked crust and return it to the oven for another 20 minutes. Ten minutes in, add the meringue mixture. Now remove it from the oven and, when it's completely cold and chill until needed. Serve.
• _This recipe is adapted from How to Cook Book Two._.

KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the crust: Crush the graham crackers in a food processor or a resealable plastic bag. Pour them into a bowl and stir in the melted butter and sugar. Press the mixture into a pie pan and bake until golden and set, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
• For the filling: Mix the condensed milk, lime zest, lime juice and egg yolks in the bowl of a mixer and mix on high until smooth and thick.
• Pour the mixture into the crust and bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool, then refrigerate for at least 1 hour -- more if possible.
• Serve with whipped cream.

KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• For the graham cracker crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Break up the graham crackers; place in a food processor and process to crumbs. If you don't have a food processor, place the crackers in a large plastic bag; seal and then crush the crackers with a rolling pin. Add the melted butter and sugar and pulse or stir until combined. Press the mixture into the bottom and side of a pie pan, forming a neat border around the edge. Bake the crust until set and golden, 8 minutes. Set aside on a wire rack; leave the oven on.
• For the filling: Meanwhile, in an electric mixer with the wire whisk attachment, beat the egg yolks and lime zest at high speed until very fluffy, about 5 minutes. Gradually add the condensed milk and continue to beat until thick, 3 or 4 minutes longer. Lower the mixer speed and slowly add the lime juice, mixing just until combined, no longer. Pour the mixture into the crust. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the filling has just set. Cool on a wire rack, then refrigerate. Freeze for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.
• For the topping: Whip the cream and the confectioners' sugar until nearly stiff. Cut the pie into wedges and serve very cold, topping each wedge with a large dollop of whipped cream.

VALERIE AIKMAN-SMITH'S KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Crust: In a food processor, combine graham crackers and sugar and process until crackers are reduced to crumbs. Add melted butter and pulse until well combined.
• Pour crumb mixture into a 9-inch pie pan and press it evenly over bottom and sides of pan. Bake until golden, 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool.
• Filling and topping: In a bowl, whisk together egg yolks and condensed milk until blended. Pour in lime juice and whisk until well combined and smooth. Pour into cooled piecrust.
• Bake pie until filling is set, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Just before serving, pour cream into a bowl. Using a handheld mixer, beat cream until stiff peaks form.
• Pile cream on top of cold pie, sprinkle with coconut flakes, and garnish with lime zest. Cut into wedges to serve.

KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3.
• Whizz 300g Hob Nobs to crumbs in a food processor (or put in a strong plastic bag and bash with a rolling pin).
• Mix with 150g melted butter and press into the base and up the sides of a 22cm loose-based tart tin. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove and cool.
• Put 3 medium egg yolks in a large bowl and whisk for a minute with electric beaters.
• Add a can of condensed milk and whisk for 3 minutes, then add the finely grated zest and juice of 4 limes and whisk again for 3 minutes.
• Pour the filling into the cooled base then put back in the oven for 15 minutes. Cool then chill for at least 3 hours or overnight if you like. When you are ready to serve, carefully remove the pie from the tin and put on a serving plate.
• To decorate, softly whip together 300ml double cream and 1 tbsp icing sugar.
• Dollop or pipe the cream onto the top of the pie and finish with extra lime zest.

KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• 1. Melt the butter in a small pan and stir in the crushed biscuits. Lightly press into the base of a 23cm/9in deep loosed-bottomed fluted flan tin. Chill whilst preparing the filling.
• 2. To prepare the filling: place the lime juice into a large bowl, add the cream and condensed milk. Whisk for 1-2 minutes. Add the lime zest and lightly stir. Pour into the prepared biscuit base. Place onto a tray and chill for 1-2 hours.
• 3. Decorate with crystalized lime zest and serve.

AUSSIE KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• If not using a prepared crust: Preheat oven to 180C (350F).
• Process biscuits in a food processor then add melted butter.
• Pulse several times until butter is well mixed with biscuit crumbs. (Alternatively, place biscuits into a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin. Tip biscuit crumbs into a mixing bowl, then stir in melted butter.)
• Place a loose based 23cm (9") flan dish on an oven tray.
• Tip crumb mixture into the flan tin.
• Using your hands, press crumbs firmly into the base and sides of the tin.
• Place flan tin (on its oven tray) onto the centre shelf of the oven and cook for 10-12 minutes until the crust is golden brown.
• Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, beat together the egg yolks and the lime zest until the yolks thicken and the beaters leave a 'trail' in the mixture (about 2 minutes).
• Now add the condensed milk.
• Beat until mixture thickens and beaters leave a 'trail' in the mixture (about 4-5 minutes).
• Add the lime juice and mix briefly to combine.
• When the crust is ready, remove it from the oven and pour in the filling.
• Reduce the oven temperature slightly to about 170C (325F).
• Place the pie on the centre shelf of the oven and cook for 10-15 minutes being careful not to overcook it.
• Remove pie (on its tray) from oven when the centre is JUST set.(This gives a smoother textured pie.)
• Allow the pie to cool, then cover and chill in the refrigerator. (Note: If topping with meringue, simply cover the pie with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill. However, the plastic wrap tends to stick and ruin the smooth surface so, if not hiding this with a topping, cover it with an upturned dinner plate.)
• Meringue Topping (optional): Reset (or preheat) oven to 150C (300F).
• Grease two baking sheets/oven trays/cookie trays.
• In a small mixing bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form (make sure your beaters are scrupulously clean and dry).
• Gradually add sugar, beating between each addition.
• Beat until mixture is thick and glossy.
• Spoon mixture into a piping bag fitted with a medium sized fluted piping tube.
• Pipe small meringues, about 5cm (2") high onto greased trays.(Alternatively, drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto the trays).
• Place trays on centre shelves of oven and immediately reduce temperature to 140C (275F).
• Cook for one hour (1 1/4 hours if you prefer a completely dry center), but do not remove meringues from oven.
• Turn off heat and leave overnight (or at least until the oven is completely cool).
• If not serving the pie immediately, store meringues at room temperature in an airtight jar or tin. They will keep well for several days.
• When ready to serve the pie, spread a thin layer of whipped cream over the top and decorate with meringues.
• (Serve extra meringues separately or store for later use).