Filling for lime pie

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recipe by Camila Ribeiro

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    50mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    700

A delicious lime pie

Inspired by: http://www.pousadadaalcobaca.com.br/en/

recipe updated Oct 14, 2020

Ingredients

  • Water icon
    Water
    360 ml
  • Egg yolk icon
    Egg yolk
    4
  • Lime zest icon
    Lime zest
    3 tablespoons
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    510 g
  • Cornstarch icon
    Cornstarch
    95 g
  • Lime juice icon
    Lime juice
    120 ml
  • Egg white icon
    Egg white
    4
  • Basic pie crust icon
    Basic pie crust
    1

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Pie dish - 9"
  • kCook icon Saucepan
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Add granulated sugar, cornstarch and water to a clean saucepan
  2. Stir well until dissolved
  3. Cook slowly until firm
  4. Set aside
  5. Mix in egg yolk to the saucepan gradually and mix
  6. Cook until smooth and mix - approx 2 min, medium heat
  7. Add lime juice and lime zest to the saucepan
  8. Add egg white to a clean medium bowl
  9. Beat until stiff peaks form
  10. Add granulated sugar to the medium bowl and mix
  11. Add basic pie crust to a clean pie dish
  12. Transfer content of saucepan to pie dish
  13. Transfer content of medium bowl to pie dish
  14. Bake until golden brown - approx 20 min, 180°C
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