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Ingredients
Lime Tart with Starfruit
- For the dough
- 200 grams Pastry flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 Tbsps powdered sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 120 grams cold butter
- For the filling
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 Limes (finely grated peel)
- 125 milliliters Lime juice
- 1 Star fruit
- 1 Tbsp chopped Pistachio
- powdered sugar (for dusting)
For the dough, cut cold butter into small pieces. Mix flour, salt, powdered sugar, egg yolk, butter pieces and 2 tablespoons ice water and quickly knead to a smooth dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 200°C (gas mark 3) (approximately 400°F). On a floured surface, roll out dough. Carefully press dough into tart pan, about 26 cm (approximately 10 inches) diameter. Pierce flat part of dough several times with a fork. Pre-bake in preheated oven, about 15-20 minutes. For the filling, mix eggs, egg yolks and condensed milk until creamy. Stir in lime zest and juice. Pour filling into tart shell and bake for 30-40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Just before serving, cut star fruit into slices. Garnish tart with starfruit slices, sprinkle with pistachios and dust with powdered sugar.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie | 189 cal. | (9 %) | ||
Protein | 5 g | (5 %) | ||
Fat | 12 g | (10 %) | ||
Carbohydrates | 16 g | (11 %) | ||
Sugar added | 7 g | (28 %) | ||
Roughage | 0.6 g | (2 %) |