Karmen George, owner of Halwa Bakery & Café in Blacksburg is back in the kitchen to show us how to make a refreshing lemon-lime pie, a recipe inspired by a ginger, lemon-lime drink Karmen serves her family.
Crust:
Crush lotus cookies in a food processor; make a sand texture
Add melted butter
Press the mixture in a spring-loaded pie pan, making a firm crust
Bake for 10 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees
Filling:
Beat 8 egg yolks in a mixer
Add lemon and lime zest
Add 3 cans of condensed milk
Add vanilla (Karmen prefers powdered vanilla)
Add half a cup of lemon and lime juice
Add crystalized ginger
Pour filling on top of the baked crust
Bake for 15 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees
Refrigerate for 8 to 10 hours before releasing from the spring pan
Garnish with cut lemons, limes, lotus cookies, and crystalized ginger
This dessert pairs well with lemonade or a lemon-lime-ginger mixed drink.
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