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Summertime, Perfected
Key Lime Pie, by Professional Baker
Jeremy Fuller. Made fresh daily
in-house at Whole Foods Market in
Annapolis ($14.99).

JEREMY FULLER’S LEMON
CURD PIE FILLING
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
4 tablespoons unsalted
butter, cut into cubes and
softened
1 teaspoon finely grated
lemon zest
1/8 teaspoon fine salt

Method:
Fill a medium pot with 1 inch
water and bring to a boil.
Meanwhile, in a medium,
heatproof bowl that can
rest over the pot, vigorously
whisk together sugar, lemon
juice, eggs and yolk.
Nestle the bowl into the
pot and reduce the heat
to maintain a simmer in

the water below. Slowly
and constantly whisk egg
mixture, occasionally
scraping down the sides,
until very thick, 8 to 10
minutes.
Strain mixture through a fine
sieve, discarding any solids
and transfer to a heatproof
bowl.
Stir in butter until well
combined and then stir in
zest and salt.
While curd is still warm and
fluid, pour into a pre-baked
piecrust.

GREENBOOK KEY LIME PIE
Key limes are also known as Mexican
or West Indian limes. If you can't find
them in your area, substitute bottled
Key Lime juice or simply use the more
commonly sourced Persian limes.

Filling:
1 tbsp finely grated lime zest
4 large egg yolks
1 14oz can sweetened
condensed milk
1 cup fresh lime juice
Whipped Cream:
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3 tbsp powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract or paste
2 tsp lime zest

Pour filling into prepared crust
(preferably graham cracker,
though chocolate or vanilla
wafer will do. We’ve even
heard of a crust made from
crushed Honey Nut cereal).
Bake in the middle of an oven
preheated to 350°, for 12-15
minutes. Remove from oven
and cool completely on a rack.
The filling will set as it cools.
Chill, covered, at least four but
preferably eight hours. Top
with freshly made whipped
cream.

For the Whipped Cream:
Add all the ingredients to the
Method:
bowl of a stand mixer fitted
Beat zest and egg yolks in a
with the whip attachment.
stand mixer until pale, silky and
Beat until soft peaks form.
thick. Add condensed milk and
Spread over pie, then chill an
beat another minute or two.
additional 2-3 hours, if you can
Stir in lime juice to thoroughly
last that long!
combine.
GREENBOOK | SUMMER 2016

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