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key lime tart
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key lime tart

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key lime tart

From the self-indicting delight of tiny infant fists gripping grownup forefingers to the calculated pinhole photography that lines my cubicle, I’m one of , it seems, that can’t get enough of diminutive proportions. This absorption extends to the culinary world; from miniature artichokes and petite eggplants to pearl onions and microscopic zucchini, I find Lilliputian produce irresistible, and am incapable of not bringing them home by the bagful and .

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

707
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
112g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • *
  • 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • Pinch salt
  • 4 limes at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 4 extra-large eggs at room temperature
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

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By smittenkitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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