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This typically English tart is very refreshing during the hot summer days.

	200 g flour sift into a big bowl
	100 g salted soft butter add and rub into flour with fingers until mixture looks like breadcrumbs
	3 tablespoons fine sugar add and mix
	1 small egg, beat slightly and add
	1 tablespoon cream add

Filling:

	200 ml orange juice and
	150 g sugar heat up
	50 g butter add and bring to boil
	50 ml water and
	4 tablespoons cornflour mix and add to syrup, stir
	2 egg yolks, beat slightly, add, continue stirring, reduce heat
	4 limes, grated rind and
	50 ml lime juice add and stir.
	Bring filling to boiling point, then remove from heat.
	2 teaspoons gelatine add and mix well. Keep stirring, preferably with an electric blender, until texture is smooth.
	100 ml cream combine with mixture.

• Grease a round pie dish, measuring about 23 cm in diameter, and dust with flour. Keep ready. Press dough into a ball, cover bowl with a damp cloth and refrigerate for about one hour. Roll dough on a flour-dusted surface into a round shape, large enough to fit into the pie dish and press edge firmly against the side of the dish with fingertips.
• Overlapping dough can be trimmed with the rolling pin. Prick the base with a fork several times, so that the steam can escape while baking. Preheat the oven! For blind-baking, cover the base with a foil and spread some beans or rice on it. Blind-bake in medium hot oven for 15 minutes and then remove the beans and foil and continue baking until brown and crusty. Cool pastry before making the filling.
• Filling: Strain and cool slightly before spreading over the cooked pastry dough. Refrigerate until the filling has properly set and cooled off.
• Serve with cream.