Americans eat desserts according to the season.Sweet treats. For example, in cold winter, people like warm custard pies.Or egg tarts.In hot summer, there is a cool dessert called Ice Box Cake that is very popular. Called Ice Box Cake because it needs to be refrigerated first before eating. Key Lime Pie, the most famous Ice Box dish in the Southern United States, is what I will introduce today. The ingredients for Key Lime Pie include:
The crust is made of:
1 and 1/4 cups of Graham Crackers (whole wheat)
or crushed digestive biscuits 3-4 tablespoons of melted unsalted butter and 1 tablespoon of white sugar.
The filling is made of:About one cup of sweetened condensed milk
Half a cup of Key Lime Juice
Three egg yolks
One cup of heavy cream And three tablespoons of powdered sugar.(Sweetened Condensed Milk)
First, mix the crushed biscuits, melted butter, and white sugar in a bowl.
Then, place them at the bottom of a round dish (9 inches (23 x 3 cm)).Bake in an oven preheated to 160°F (325F) for 15 minutes until it turns darker.
Continue baking for another 15 minutes and let it cool down.Next, mix the sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, and Key Lime Juice.
Pour them into the dish.
Bake in an oven preheated to 175°F (350F) for 15 minutes.After cooling, refrigerate it for one hour. You can find two types of sour fruits in American supermarkets: lemon and lime.
Lime is smaller than lemon and sweeter.
Key Limes are a specialty of the southern Florida Keys in the United States.
They are smaller than common Persian limes but sweeter. We usually use concentrated Key Lime juice to make Key Lime Pie.
Next, whip the heavy cream until it becomes thick.
Slowly add powdered sugar.
Mix until it reaches a thick consistency.
Spoon this mixture over the pie.
Finally, garnish with lime slices and zest.
The Key Lime Pie comes from the southern Florida Keys region.
Originally, fresh milk was not available there due to shipping limitations.
Only canned condensed milk was available. One day, someone tried making a new dessert using this canned condensed milk and local Key Limes. This novel sweet dish spread all over the United States. If you have the chance, try making it. The Key Lime Pie is from Florida Keys in southern USA. Cream the butter below.
Until it becomes thick.
Gradually add sugar powder.
Mix until creamy.
Spread on the pie crust.
Finally, dot with lime slices and zest.
The Key Lime Pie is done.
Key Lime Pie comes from the southern Florida Keys islands in the United States. Back then, fresh milk was only available via ship, so people had none.
Only this canned
milk. One day, someone tried making a new pie using this canned condensed milk and local Key Limes. This new dessert spread across the United States. If you have the chance, try making it to taste. If possible, try making it to taste it.
