Chilled Dayap Tart

INGREDIENTS

Crust:
½ cup MAYA All-Purpose Flour
¼ cup butter
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
¼ cup chopped walnuts

Dayap Layer:
6  eggs
1 ½ cups sugar
4 teaspoons dayap / lime zest
1/3 cup dayap / lime juice
1 teaspoon baking soda
green food color, as needed

Whipped Cream Topping:
2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin powder
1 tablespoon cold water
2 tablespoons hot water
1 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons lime zest

PROCEDURE

Preheat oven to 350F / 177C. Combine all ingredients for the crust and press at the bottom of a 7-inch round pan with removable bottom. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool.

In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Add zest, juice, baking soda and food color and mix well. Pour over the crust and bake for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Sprinkle gelatin powder over cold water. Set aside until set. Pour hot water into the set gelatin and stir until dissolved. Meanwhile, in a mixer bowl, whip the cream until double in volume. Slowly fold in the gelatin mixture.Mix in the lime zest until well combined. Spread on top of the dayap layer. Chill before serving.

YIELD

8 servings