LIME-PISTACHIO TART

LIME-PISTACHIO TART image

Yield 10-12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup shelled raw unsalted pistachios, half coarsely ground and half finely ground
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
1 tablespoon finely grated lime zest (about 2 limes)
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 large egg yolk plus 1 large egg
1 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese
2 cups sugar
20 large egg yolks plus 2 large eggs
6 tablespoons finely grated lime zest, plus more for garnish, plus 2 cups fresh lime juice (about 12 limes)
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 3/4 cups mascarpone cheese

Steps:

1. Make the dough: Whisk together nuts, flour, sugar, salt, and lime zest in a large bowl. Using your fingertips, work in butter until the largest pieces are the size of peas; make a well in center. Whisk yolk and egg in a small bowl, and pour into well. Gradually draw flour mixture into center, kneading until combined. Shape dough into a disk. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate overnight (up to 3 days). 2. Start the filling: Place ricotta in a sieve lined with cheesecloth, and set over a bowl. Cover, and refrigerate overnight. 3. Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Whisk sugar, yolks, and eggs in a large heatproof bowl. Whisk in lime zest and juice. Set bowl over a pan of simmering water. Cook, whisking occasionally, until thick, about 30 min. 4. Remove from heat. Add butter, a few pieces at a time, whisking until smooth after each addition. Pour through a fine sieve into a bowl set in ice-water bath. Place plastic wrap directly on surface of lime curd. Let cool. Refrigerate overnight (up to 3 days). 5. Preheat oven to 325. Let dough come to room temp; roll out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Fit dough into a 10-by-3-inch springform pan, pressing and patching so that dough reaches 2 inches up sides of pan. Line with parchment; fill with pie weights or dried beans. Chill in freezer 15 min. 6. Bake crust 30 min. Remove pie weights and parchment. Bake until edge of crust is golden brown and inside is pale golden brown, 15 to 18 min. Let cool slightly on a wire rack. Remove sides from pan and transfer crust to rack to cool completely. 7. For tart: Spread 2 1/2 c. lime curd over crust. Put ricotta and mascarpone into the bowl of mixer with whisk attachment. Beat on high until thick, about 5 min. Reduce speed to low. Beat in remaining lime curd. Raise speed to high, and beat 3 min. Pour over lime curd in crust, spreading; gently shake to remove bubbles. Refrigerate, uncovered, overnight. Garnish with zest before serving.