Tuesday, September 25, 2018

TWD - Smoothest, Silkiest, Creamiest, Tartest Lime Tart


This week's Tuesday with Dorie recipe is Smoothest, Silkiest, Creamiest, Tartest Lime Tart.  As the name of this dessert indicates, it is a lime tart filled with a strongly tart lime filling, that has been strained of zest and any lumps and bumps from the cooking process to make it smooth.  


The ingredient which makes this tart smooth and silky is the very thing that I did not like - butter.  Lots of it.  The filling comprises a custard made from lime-zest flavoured sugar, eggs and lime juice.  Once the custard is sieved,  a lot of butter is mixed in.  From my perspective, it gave the tart a greasy, buttery mouth-feel, a little like Swiss meringue buttercream, and that put me off.


The tart case is made from Dorie's sweet tart dough, which as always I just pressed into the tart pan rather than rolling it, just because it is easy.  Dorie says that using all of it via the pressed in method will make the tart case thick, but I don't care - can you get too much of a good thing?


I haven't had any taste-testers for this tart yet (after all, I may be the only one who thinks the filling is too buttery).  However, sadly, my dislike of the buttery mouth-feel and the exorbitant cost of limes ($20/kilo) means that this tart will not be a repeat in my kitchen.

 To see what the others made this week and what they thought of it, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.

9 comments:

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...

I wish I didn't like a buttery mouthfeel but I really do! :o

Diane Zwang said...

Wow limes are expensive in Australia. Yes this is definitely buttery. I don't think it will be a repeat in our house either but everybody loved it.

Mardi Michels said...

I really loved this but I made three tiny mini tarts only and the filling was pretty shallow, hence less buttery mouth feel. It's way more butter than I normally use in a curd, for sure!

Pam said...

It looks amazingly delicious! I'd suffer through all the butter and probably devour the whole thing. I might have to make it after seeing it in her cookbook...

Summer said...

Oh I loved this one. But then I like butter! ;) your tart looks great and I agree bout the crust. It’s pretty terrific.

Johanna GGG said...

Lots of butter is not my sort of thing I sometimes see a chocolate icing that is just chocolate and butter and it seems a bit rich - I guess at least you have the lime to help cut through the richness here

Zosia said...

Sorry this wasn't for you. I used one-quarter the butter and was quite happy with the results.

Isthisakeeper said...

$20 for limes...I am proud of you for going for it! Great job...sorry you didn't love it!

Teresa said...

Wow! That's a hefty price for limes. I got mine four for a dollar. I'm sorry it wasn't a hit for you.

I agree with you about the tart crust - bring on the thickness, it's amazing!