Lime Cream in a Candied Ginger Crust

Name: Lime Cream in a Candied Ginger Crust
Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar; Grated zest of 1 lime (see step 1); ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice (3 to 4 limes); ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice (3 to 4 limes); 4 large eggs; 1 large egg yolk; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces; 6 fully baked tart shells, made with Candied Ginger Tart Dough; 6 fully baked tart shells, made with Candied Ginger Tart Dough

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Book of Tarts

By Maury Rubin

Published 1995

About

Of all the bowls in our kitchen, if I could lick just one, it would be the bowl with the lime cream in it.

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
Grated zest of 1 lime (see step 1)

Dessert
Pastry
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Place the sugar in a medium bowl and zest the lime into it. Rub the zest and sugar together between the palms of your hands.
Combine the lime juice, eggs, egg yolk, butter, and the zested sugar in a medium nonreactive saucepan, and whisk to blend. Set the pan over medium heat and cook, whisking constantly for 3 to 5 minutes, until the mixture begins to thicken.