a pie for the heat
Servings: 12 pieces
ingredients:
for the pastry:
- 150 g plain digestives (about 10)
- 40 g fine sugar
- 100 g butter
- a pinch of salt
for the filling:
- 4 organic lemons (zest & juice - about 150 ml)
- 400 g condensed milk (1 can)
- 250 ml whipping cream
equipment:
- quiche form (28 cm)
- electric handheld mixer
how to:
- Melt the butter & put it aside to cool.
- Put the digestives in a zipper bag & crush the digestives w/ a rolling pin into fine crumbs.
- Mix crumbs, sugar & salt.
- Add the melted butter & knead it until there is a fine mess.
- Put the mess in the quiche form & distribute it evenly all over the bottom & the edge with your hands & fingers by pressing.
- Put the quiche form in the fridge.
- Grate the zest of the lemons & set aside.
- Squeeze the lemon juice - you'll need about 150 ml!
- Mix the condensed milk with the lemon juice.
- Whip the whipping cream w/ an electric handheld mixer until stiff.
- Fold the whipping cream in the condensed milk mix.
- Cool the filling in the fridge until the filling & the pastry are really cold.
- Scoop the filling evenly in the cold pastry.
- Sprinkle with lemon zest.
- Store the pie in the fridge until it'll be served.
Notes
Lemons: Instead of 4 organic lemons you may also work w/ 6 organic limes.
Pastry: If you like a more crunchy pastry you may bake the pastry for about 10 min in a preheated oven at 175° C fan. Let it cool down afterwards & put it in the fridge, before adding the filling.