key lime pie

KEY LIME PIE

key lime pie by photisserie

• Crust
• 100 g unsalted butter 
• 150g crackers (I use Leibniz Kekse) 
• 75 g sugar
• a pinch of salt


• Filling
• 800g sweetened condensed milk
• 130 g sourcream 
• 200 ml freshly squeezed key lime juice 
• 2 tablespoons key lime zests

• Garnish
• 200 ml heavy cream
•  2-3 more key limes, cut into slices 

Crust
Melt the butter and crush your crackers into crumbs. Mix together crumbs, butter and sugar. In a 24 cm pie plate, press the dough down with your fingers and form a rim.
Prebake the crust at 175°C for about 10 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool.

Filling 
Whisk together condensed milk, sour cream, key lime juice and zests. Pour into your pie crust. 
Bake again for about 8 minutes. The surface should not brown! (The inside will still quiver when you touch the pan). Chill pie thoroughly before serving. 

Garnish
Whip the cream with an electric mixer until stiff. 
Pipe around your Lime Pie (or just add a spoon on every piece when serving) and add some slices of key limes.