Ok...when living in Florida you can find Key Lime Pie everywhere, but this is my little take on it.. it's the same basic recipe that you find most places, but with an adult kick! I use Persian limes when I can't get Key limes. It's a light and refreshing dessert and my father's favourite.
Enjoy
Ingredients
- Spring Form Cake Tin
- 200g Crushed Digestive Biscuits (use gram crackers in US)
- 5 Limes – Juice of all, zest of 2
- 6 medium egg yolks
- 397g (14oz) tin Condensed Milk
- A good glug of Tequila (20ml)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 280ml Double Cream (heavy whipping cream)
- 2 Tablespoons Icing Sugar (confectioners sugar)
- 50 g White Chocolate for decoration
1. Heat oven to 180 °C (350 F)
2. Heat the butter in a saucepan and add the crushed biscuit. When combined press into the base of the spring form tin.
3. Gently break the eggs yolks then add the condensed milk, tequila, lime juice and zest of one lime. Gently mix until fully combined then pour into tin over crushed biscuit.
4. Cook in the oven for 10-12 mins – you are looking for a firm consistency, but not for the pie to go brown.
5. Remove from the oven and leave to cool
6. Whisk the cream with the sugar and cover the pie.
7. Melt the white chocolate and drizzle over the pie
8. Use the reserved zest and spinkle over the pie.
I've not made Margaritas before, but had one (or two!) at a friends on Sunday...so easy and no measuring involved..its all in the can!
Ingredients
For 4 Margaritas
- 1 can of Minute Maid frozen limeade mix
- Tequila - use something nice like Gold - not the gut rot stuff!
- 1/2 bottle of a light beer - like Presidente or Corona
- Ice
- Salt and Lime to serve
1. In a mixer combine the limeade then fill empty can with tequila and add to mixer. Then add the beer. Whizz on medium to combine - you can now add some extra ice for more 'frozen'.
2. Use a lime to 'wet' the rim of the glasses and then dip in salt
3. Serve!
Make sure you have extra limeade / and tequila..you still half a beer left!
Enjoy!
