Pomegranate and Lime Tart
A creamy set tart made with sweetened condensed milk, lime and pomegranate juice, topped with whipped cream and thin lime slices.
Ingredients
| 185 g | Plain flour | |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | Icing sugar |
| 125 g | Cold butter, chopped | |
| 1 | Egg yolk, plus 6 egg yolks extra | |
| 1-2 tbsp | 15–30 ml | Chilled water |
| 2 tsp | 10 ml | Gelatine |
| 2 tbsp | 30 ml | Warm water |
| 1 package | NESTLÉ Sweetened Condensed Milk (200g tube) | |
| 60 mL | Lime juice | |
| 125 mL | Pomegranate juice | |
| 0.5 tsp | 2.5 ml | Pink food colouring |
| 125 mL | Thickened cream, whipped | |
| 1 | Lime, sliced thinly |
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Grease and line base of a 19cm (base measurement) fluted tart tin, with removable base.
- Process flour, sugar and butter until crumbly; add egg yolk and water, process until ingredients come together. Gently knead dough on lightly floured surface until smooth. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Roll dough between sheets of baking paper until large enough to line tin. Ease dough into tin; press into base and side. Trim edge; prick base all over with fork. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Place tin on oven tray; cover dough with baking paper, fill with dried beans or rice. Bake 10 minutes; remove paper and beans carefully from pie shell. Bake a further 10 minutes; cool.
- Meanwhile in a small jug combine gelatine and warm water, stir until combined, reserve. Place NESTLÉ Sweetened Condensed Milk, juices and extra egg yolks, combine, bring to the boil stirring constantly, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring. Stir through reserved gelatine mixture and pink food colouring. Remove from heat. Pour into tart case. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set and cooled.
- Just before serving, place whipped cream in a piping bag fitted with a round nozzle, pipe according to picture and decorate with lime slices. Serve.