The facts were these…
First off, a happy St Davids Day to my fellow Welsh folk! It’d be a stretch to say this pie is remotely related to celebration so I’m not even going to try. I took a break from pies last week as I was starting to feel more pastry than person. This pie is refreshing both in flavour and style, its a biscuit base and a fresh filling so completely different to what we’ve had before. Now confession time, the pie isn’t actually mentioned in the dialogue of S1:E4 but I did spot it on the pie hole specials board in the back of a scene. So essentially I’ve gone rogue, and you should note that my definition for pie is flexible because otherwise it would make for a pretty boring series. This kiwi pie was a winner with all the taste testers, it resembles a key lime pie with a spicy ginger crust and zingy lime filling. It’s also super quick and very cheap to rustle up so excellent to have in the repertoire as a last minute dessert.
Kiwi Pie
Serves 8-10 Takes 30mins plus chilling
Ingredients
For the crust:
200g Ginger nut biscuits
75g Butter (melted)
For the filling:
200ml Double cream
200g Condensed milk
4 Limes (zest and juice)
Approx 5 Mint Leaves (shredded)
6 Kiwis
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180/160 fan/Gas mark 4
- Crush the biscuits until they’re fine crumbs. You can do this using a food processor or a good old-fashioned rolling pin.
- Add the butter to the biscuits and press into a tart tin/pie dish until compact.
- Bake in the oven for 10 mins then leave to cool.
- In a bowl, whisk together the cream, condensed milk, lime juice and zest.
- Add in the shredded mint leaves.
- Once the base is cooled, dollop the creamy mixture onto the biscuits and spread out evenly.
- Peel and slice the kiwis and arrange on top of the pie.
- Pop in the fridge for at least an hour to chill and set before serving.
And there you have it. A super simple and quick addition to the pies of pushing daisies series!
lots of love,
Alice x
At the Bakestone 