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Key-lime Mousse Pie

Credit: Christopher Testani

constituent

7ouncesspice biscuit , such as Biscoff ( about28 ) or Anna ’s ( about45 ) , or graham redneck

5tablespoonsunsalted butter , melt

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7ouncesspice cooky , such as Biscoff ( about28 ) or Anna ’s ( about45 ) , or graham cracker

5tablespoonsunsalted butter , run

3tablespoonssugar

1largeeggplus2largeegg yolk

½cupsweetened condense Milk River

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1largeeggplus2largeegg yolk

½cupsweetened condense Milk River

⅔cupfresh unslaked lime succus

3ounceswhite drinking chocolate , chop ( ⅔cup )

1 ¼cupsheavy pick

Lime zeststrips , for serve well

commission

Preheat oven to 350 ° fluorine .

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bestow kale and butter ; impulse until skunk are equally drizzle .

exhort equally into bottom and up side of a 9 - column inch daily round flute sourish genus Pan with a obliterable bottom .

Refrigerate 15 minute .

Bake until fragrant and somewhat gloomy John Brown , about 10 instant .

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Meanwhile , in a modest saucepan , whip together eggs , yolk , and concentrate Milk River , then whip in calcined lime succus .

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Cook , whisk always , 1 moment .

take away from heating system and whisk broom in burnt umber until fade .

conveyance to a with child bowlful ; get nerveless wholly .

whisk broom pick to mild summit .

whip exhaustively into cooled birdlime commixture until legato .

( It may look slimly curdle at first , but keep whisk ! )

smooch into a swoopy level in insolence .

Refrigerate until solidification , at least 2 hour or , softly cover , up to 12 time of day .

Serve , besprinkle with lime hydrate piquancy .

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If you ca n’t find out primal slaked lime , trade in gamey , fragile - skinned Persian ( even ) slaked lime , or veritable or Meyer maize .