Key Lime Tart

Health score
1%
Key Lime Tart
45 min.
8
306kcal

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Ingredients

  • tablespoons butter chilled cut into small pieces
  • 0.8 cup cake flour 
  • 0.5 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 
  • 0.3 teaspoon cream of tartar 
  • large egg whites 
  • large egg yolk 
  • tablespoons water 
  • 0.5 cup juice of lime fresh ( 4 limes)
  • teaspoons lime zest grated
  • tablespoon olive oil 
  • Dash salt 
  • 0.3 cup sugar 
  • 0.5 teaspoon sugar 
  • 14 ounce condensed milk fat-free sweetened canned
  • 0.3 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

  • food processor
  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • baking paper
  • oven
  • knife
  • whisk
  • wire rack
  • blender
  • plastic wrap
  • measuring cup
  • tart form

Directions

  1. To prepare crust, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
  2. Place flour, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, and salt in a food processor; pulse 2 times or until combined.
  3. Add butter and oil; pulse 5 times or until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  4. Drizzle flour mixture with water and vinegar; pulse 10 times or just until combined. Gently press mixture into a 3-inch circle on plastic wrap, and cover and chill for 30 minutes.
  5. Preheat oven to 42
  6. Slightly overlap 2 sheets of plastic wrap on a slightly damp surface. Unwrap and place chilled dough on plastic wrap. Cover with 2 additional sheets of overlapping plastic wrap.
  7. Roll dough, still covered, into a 10-inch circle. Fit dough, plastic wrap side up, into a 9-inch round removable-bottom tart pan.
  8. Remove remaining plastic wrap. Press dough against bottom and sides of pan. Pierce bottom of dough with a fork. Line bottom of dough with a piece of parchment paper; arrange pie weights on paper.
  9. Bake at 425 for 16 minutes or until edge is lightly browned.
  10. Remove pie weights and parchment paper; bake an additional 5 minutes or until bottom of crust is lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
  11. Reduce oven temperature to 35
  12. To prepare filling, combine rind, juice, egg yolks, and milk, stirring with a whisk until well blended.
  13. Pour into prepared crust.
  14. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until set.
  15. Remove tart from oven; place on a wire rack.
  16. Increase oven temperature to 42
  17. To prepare meringue, place cream of tartar and egg whites in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until foamy.
  18. Add 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form; beat in vanilla.
  19. Spread meringue evenly over filling, sealing to edge of crust. Make peaks with the back of a spoon (shown here).
  20. Bake at 425 for 4 minutes or until golden brown.
  21. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts

Calories306kcal
Protein10.47%
Fat33.07%
Carbs56.46%

Properties

Glycemic Index
48.77
Glycemic Load
26.53
Inflammation Score
-3
Nutrition Score
7.0778261682262%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.33mg
Hesperetin
1.79mg
Naringenin
0.09mg
Quercetin
0.08mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:305.7kcal
15.29%
Fat:11.41g
17.55%
Saturated Fat:5.61g
35.04%
Carbohydrates:43.81g
14.6%
Net Carbohydrates:43.44g
15.8%
Sugar:33.94g
37.71%
Cholesterol:116.19mg
38.73%
Sodium:115.9mg
5.04%
Alcohol:0.04g
100%
Alcohol %:0.05%
100%
Protein:8.13g
16.26%
Selenium:19.32µg
27.61%
Vitamin B2:0.32mg
18.68%
Phosphorus:175.07mg
17.51%
Calcium:158.01mg
15.8%
Potassium:260.8mg
7.45%
Vitamin C:6.12mg
7.42%
Vitamin B5:0.73mg
7.26%
Vitamin A:350.8IU
7.02%
Vitamin B12:0.4µg
6.69%
Folate:23.93µg
5.98%
Manganese:0.11mg
5.31%
Zinc:0.78mg
5.22%
Vitamin B1:0.07mg
4.92%
Vitamin E:0.71mg
4.76%
Magnesium:19.03mg
4.76%
Vitamin D:0.56µg
3.72%
Vitamin B6:0.07mg
3.32%
Iron:0.48mg
2.66%
Copper:0.04mg
2.21%
Vitamin K:1.79µg
1.7%
Fiber:0.37g
1.48%
Vitamin B3:0.26mg
1.31%
Source:My Recipes