Lime Tart with Gingerbread Crust
If you love desserts that are sweet and tart at the same time, and you are a fan of lemon tart, then you will love this recipe for Lime Tart.
I paired the Lime Tart with a Gingerbread Pie Crust and I think the spice of the gingerbread marries well with the sweet, yet tart lime flavour. A classic American Key Lime Pie is usually made with egg yolks and condensed milk. I have added Philadelphia cream cheese and mascarpone, so I suppose this ‘tart’ also has cheesecake qualities to it. It is very smooth and creamy, and I suggest you eat it with raspberries, a dollop of mascarpone or just by itself…. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Lime Tart with Gingerbread Crust
gingerbread crust:
- 195g plain flour
- 3 tablespoons (38g) firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 113g cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons dark molasses
Filling:
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk = 397g
- 2 teaspoons grated lime zest
- 125ml freshly squeezed lime juice
- pinch of salt
- 125g cream cheese i.e. Philadelphia
- 125g mascarpone
- To make the gingerbread crust, use a food processor and blend together the flour, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt. Add the butter, and blend the mixture until it resembles breadcrumbs.
- In a small bowl stir together the egg yolk and the molasses, and add this to the flour mixture. Pulse food processor until mixture is well combined and comes together in a dough. Roll the dough in between two pieces of baking paper and carefully line a 22cm diameter tart pan with a removable bottom. If it breaks a little, don’t worry, just use pieces to patchwork it all into place.
- Chill the crust for 30 minutes. (I put it in the freezer). Prick the crust with a fork, line it with baking paper, and fill with ceramic baking beads or dry beans.
- Bake the crust in the lower third of a preheated 180°C oven for 15 minutes, remove the baking paper and baking beads carefully, and then bake the crust for 10 minutes more. Let the crust cool in the pan on a cooling rack.
- For the filling, use an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Add the egg yolks and beat on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy.
- Add the condensed milk, cream cheese, mascarpone, lime zest, lime juice and salt and beat until smooth and well combined.
- Pour filling into the cooled crust. Bake at 180°C until set, 10 – 15 minutes. Remove from oven, allow to cool completely and refrigerate until chilled, at least one hour or up to one day.
Lime Tart con base di Gingerbread
Base di Gingerbread:
- 195g farina ’00’
- 38g zucchero muscovado
- 2 cucchiaini di zenzero macinato
- 2 1/2 cucchiaini cannella macinata
- 3/4 cucchiaino spezie miste
- 1/2 cucchiaino sale
- 113g burro freddo, tagliato in cubetti
- 1 tuorlo grande
- 2 cucchiai melassa scura
Riempimento:
- 4 tuorli grandi
- 397g latte condensato (1 lattina)
- 2 cucchiaini scorza di lime
- 125ml spremuta di lime
- un pizzico di sale
- 125g formaggio spalmabile e.g: Philadelphia
- 125g mascarpone
METODO
- Utilizzae un robot da cucina per fare la base di pan di zenzero. Mescolare insieme farina, zucchero di canna, zenzero, cannella, spezie misto e il sale. Aggiungere il burro e mescolare il composto fino a che non assomiglia al pangrattato.
- In una piccola ciotola mescolare insieme il tuorlo d’uovo e la melassa, e quindi aggiungerlo alla miscela di farina. Mescolare fino è ben combinato.
- Stendere l’impasto tra due fogli di carta da forno e trasferirla in una teglia per crostate del diametro di 22cm, con un fondo rimovibile. Premerlo sul fondo e sul lato della teglia. Metterlo in freezer per 30 minuti. Punzecchiare il fondo della pasta con una forchetta, coprirla con un foglio di carta da forno e con legumi secchi o con i pesi di ceramica e infornare a 180° per circa 15 minuti; sfornarla, eliminare i legumi, la carta e cuocere la crosta per 10 minuti più. Lasciala raffreddare.
- Per il riempimento, utilizzare una planetaria con la frusta. Aggiungere i tuorli e battere sulla velocità medio-alta fino ad ottenere che i tuorli siano chiari e spumosi.
- Aggiungere latte condensato, formaggio spalmabile, mascarpone, scorza di lime, succo di lime e sale e mescolare fino ad ottenere un composto liscio e ben combinato.
- Versare il composto nella crosta raffreddata. Cuocere in forno a 180°C per circa 10 – 15 minuti. Togliere dal forno, lasciare raffreddare completamente e conservare in frigorifero per almeno un’ora o, meglio, fino a un giorno, prima di servirla.
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stunning! the recipe is not what I expected -both crust and filling. Much more interesting and complex with the addition of ginger and cream cheese. Will probably make this for my Easter dinner. Thank you, Toni~
Patricia, the original recipe is just condensed milk and egg yolks…. I added the mascarpone & cream cheese…. It is very creamy, decadent and delicious! Please let me know how it is enjoyed by your family! Happy Easter! xxx
How u makes the net on the top?? Is it puff pastry or something else??
Sorry that I am only seeing this comment now. It is made with a grid that you roll the pastry over.