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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Desserts => Topic started by: Paul on November 27, 2009, 07:20:23 am

Title: Key Lime Pie
Post by: Paul on November 27, 2009, 07:20:23 am

I'd never heard of key lime pie, until I watched an episode of "Dexter".  Key limes are what we in Australia call West Indian, or Tahitian limes.  I had some growing so I thought I'd make it.  Most of the recipes call for the pie to be cooked, but originally this recipe was not cooked, even though it had raw eggs.  As we don't have salmonella inside intact eggs in Australia, I thought I'd make it without cooking.  I've never died from eating tiramisu, so I'm sure I'll be fine.

Chocolate crumb base

Use 2 cups of crumbs from the chocolate cookie recipe
75 g good dark chocolate
3 tbsp unsalted butter

Pulverise the chocolate on 7-8.  Add the biscuit crumbs and butter and mix on 5 until it comes together.  Press into a pie or flan dish.

Filling

3 large eggs
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/3 cup fresh lime juice

Beat the eggs with the butterfly on 4 until frothy.  Pour in the condensed milk.  Add the lime juice in a thin stream and continue beating for 5 minutes.  Pour into pie and refrigerate.

Having written this I have just had a thought.  Although the limes juice reacts with the condensed milk and eggs to 'cook' and make a custard, you could heat the thermomix while beating, if you're worried about raw eggs.  I would say 70 is probably enough, it thickens so much you wouldn't want it to be rubbery.

Anyway it looks very nice sitting in the fridge and I hope I enjoy eating it as much as I enjoyed making it.

members' comments
Mimzim - I found even cooking it as Paul suggested, it did not set and I eventually froze it and served it frozen. Very delicious. How can I get it to set?

Cookie - I think I'd cheat and use gelatine!!!

Thermomixer - you could use an extra egg and scrape out the filling and cook longer?

Title: Re: Key Lime Pie
Post by: Thermomixer on November 27, 2009, 07:28:16 am

Thanks Paul.  I saw a reference to a Key Lime Pie just recently, Gourmet Traveller??? , this sounds good.

Title: Re: Key Lime Pie
Post by: mimzim on June 18, 2010, 12:11:00 am

I found even cooking it it did not set and I eventually roze it and served it frozen. very delicious. How can I get it to set

Title: Re: Key Lime Pie
Post by: Thermomixer on June 21, 2010, 10:08:09 am

Think I'd do as Paul suggests and cook the eggs, condensed milk and cream of tartar for about 7 minutes on 70 deg and then add the lime juice

Title: Re: Key Lime Pie
Post by: mimzim on June 21, 2010, 02:12:05 pm

I did but it still was runny even after being in fridge overnight

Title: Re: Key Lime Pie
Post by: cookie1 on June 22, 2010, 03:11:38 am

I think I'd cheat and use gelatine!!!

Title: Re: Key Lime Pie
Post by: Thermomixer on June 22, 2010, 06:52:11 am

Good idea cookie1.  or you could use an extra egg and scrape out the filling and cook longer?

Title: Re: Key Lime Pie
Post by: Snoozie on July 03, 2010, 02:42:07 pm

Love key lime pie... can't wait to try this recipe!!