LIME SQUARES.

These light and zesty squares can be served warm from the oven with a big dollop of cream for pudding or on their own as a perfect accompaniment with your morning latte.

Ingredients...

• 3 limes (juice and zest)

• 3 eggs

• 3/4 tin condensed milk

• 15 digestive biscuits

• 4 oz butter

Method...

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees/160 fan/gas 5. Grease and line a 7" x 10" tin.

Crush the biscuits by placing the biscuits in a double layer of sandwich bags and bash with something heavy like a book or rolling pin. Melt the butter and stir in the biscuits crumbs well. Squash the mixture into the base of the tin with your fingers and set aside.

Separate the eggs into 2 bowls. Add to the yolks the condensed milk, lime zest and lime juice and mix together. Whisk the egg whites until soft peaks. Fold the whites into the yolk mixture. Pour this mixture over the biscuit base and bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes until the edges have cracked slightly and the top starts to brown. It should not 'wobble' in the centre any longer.

Remove from the oven and either cut immediately (and carefully!) and serve warm for pudding or leave to cool. If they don't get gobbled up the day they are baked, then cover and store in the fridge.

Makes 12 pieces.