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Mojito Tart
Lime Pie With a twist!
Prep Time
25
minutes
mins
Cook Time
50
minutes
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Total Time
1
hour
hr
15
minutes
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Southern
Servings:
8
-10
Author:
Debbie
Ingredients
Lime Curd Filling
2
tablespoons
light rum
use the good stuff
4
limes at room temperature
1 1/2
cups
sugar
1/4
pound
unsalted butter at room temperature
4
extra-large eggs at room temperature
1/8
teaspoon
salt
Tart Shell:
3/4
cup
unsalted butter at room temperature
1/2
cup
sugar
1/2
teaspoon
pure vanilla extract
1 3/4
cups
all-purpose flour
Pinch
salt
Several sprigs of peppermint
Instructions
Tart Shell
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix the butter and sugar together until they are just combined.
Add the vanilla. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt, then add them to the butter-and-sugar mixture.
Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk
Press the dough into a 10-inch-round or 9-inch-square false-bottom tart pan, making sure that the finished edge is flat.
Chill until firm.
Butter 1 side of a square of aluminum foil to fit inside the tart and place it, buttered side down, on the pastry.
Fill with beans or rice. Bake for 20 minutes.
Remove the foil and beans, prick the tart all over with the tines of a fork, and bake again for 20 to 25 minutes more, or until lightly browned.
Allow to cool to room temperature.
Lime Curd Filling
Remove the zest of 4 limes with a vegetable peeler or zester, being careful to avoid the white pith.
Squeeze the limes to make 1/2 cup of juice and set the juice aside.
Put the zest in a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
Add the sugar and process for 2 to 3 minutes, until the zest is very finely minced.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter with the sugar and lime zest.
Add-- the eggs, 1 at a time, and then add the lime juice and salt and rum.
Mix until combined.
Pour the mixture into a 2-quart saucepan and cook over low heat,
stirring constantly
, until thickened, about 10 minutes.
The lime curd will thicken at about 175 degrees F, or just below a simmer.
Remove from the heat and set aside.
Fill the prepared tart shell with warm lime curd and allow to set at room temperature.
Cover Lightly and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Garnish with thin twists of lime slices and zest, add a sprig of peppermint.