Key Lime Curd Pie
- 1/2 cups Freshly Squeezed Key Lime Juice
- 6 whole Large Eggs
- 1 cup (scant) Sugar
- 10 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, Cubed
- 15 whole Key Limes, Zested (15 Is Approximate. However Many Limes You Juice Is Fine)
- 1 whole Frozen Pie Shell Or Your Favourite Crust Recipe
- 1. In a double boiler (or a heat-proof glass bowl if you don't have a double boiler), whisk together juice, eggs, and sugar until well combined.
- 2. Set over simmering water and add butter.
- 3. Whisk constantly until thickened. This usually takes quite a while (20 minutes at least). Just be patient and keep whisking.
- 4. Remove from heat and whisk in zest.
- 5. Pour curd into pie shell and bake at 375F until set and just golden (about 22 minutes).
- 6. Die of happiness.
- This is adapted from a lemon tart recipe on www.userealbutter.com
freshly squeezed key, eggs, sugar, unsalted butter, is, pie shell
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/key-lime-curd-pie/ (may not work)