Key Lime Pie

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Ingredients:


  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 1 cup white sugar, divided
  • 1 tbspn unflavored gelatin powder
  • ¾ cup lime juice
  • 3 teaspoons of lime zest1
  • ¼ teaspoon of salt
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • One baked 9” pie shell2

  • Combine egg yolks, lime juice and water in medium saucepan. Mix in ½ cup sugar, gelatin, and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until mixture begins to boil vigorously. Remove from heat, stir in 2 teaspoons of the lime zest, and chill3 until soft peaks form easily with spoon

    Whip egg whites until firm peaks, but not stiff, then add remaining sugar and continue whipping until stiff peaks, and shiny. Fold into cooled egg & lime mixture.

    Fold ½ of this mixture into the cooked and cooled pie shell

    Beat whipping cream to stiff peak, you may then fold in half of the whipping cream with remaining egg & lime filling, and layer this onto the pie

    Spread remaining whipped cream over pie, forming deep crescents with large dollops of cream

    Sprinkle remaining lime zest on top!

    Cover and place in fridge for as long as you can force yourself to wait!
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    Sub-lime!

    1finely grated fresh lime rind 2pie shell tips:
  • don't overblend ingredients
  • use only a little chilled water
  • roll out quickly, preferably using a chilled marble or glass rolling pin
  • fill shell with rice, or marbles, so it won't form bubbles during baking
  • 3speed the chilling process by placing pan in a larger container filled with crushed ice or ice cubes

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