Fresh lime tart

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Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. For the base, place diced, cold butter, sugar, milk, and a pinch of salt into a standing mixer or mix with a hand mixer.

by Team·published 2014-07-15

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Total time

30 min

prep 30 min

Calories / serving

212 kcal

Ingredients (9)

serves

0.5 cup butterbutter
1 cup sugarsugar
3 tbsp milkmilk
1.5 cups all-purpose flourflour
4 limeslime
3 eggsegg
1.66 cups crème fraîche
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flour for work surfaceflour

Instructions (6 steps)

01Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. For the base, place diced, cold butter, sugar, milk, and a pinch of salt into a standing mixer or mix with a hand mixer.
02Next, add the flour and knead into the mixture. Then knead the dough smooth by hand, wrap it in plastic wrap, and leave it to cool.
03In the meantime, zest one lime and juice all of the limes.
04In a large bowl, whisk the crème fraîche together with sugar, eggs, lime zest, and lime juice until frothy.
05Roll the dough to 0.3 cm thin and lay it into a tart dish, leaving an edge. Put some parchment paper over it, weigh it down with baking beans, and blind bake in a preheated oven at 180°C/350°F for approx. 12 - 15 min. Then, let cool for approx. 10 - 15 min.

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