KEY LIME PIE RECIPES Here's one of the best basic Key Lime Pie recipes - easy and delicious. Key Lime Pie is a popular dish in Florida. Key Limes (which take their name from the Florida Keys where they are grown) are smaller, less sweet, and more aromatic than the limes commonly seen at your local supermarket.
INGREDIENTS:
3 egg yolks 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/4 tsp. Salt 1/3 cup cornstarch 2 cups water 2 Tablespoons butter 1/3 cup lime juice 1 Tablespoon grated lime peel
6-8 drops green food coloring (or 6 drops yellow and 2 drops blue) 3 egg whites, room temperature pinch of salt
4 Tablespoons sugar
1 (9-inch) graham cracker pie crust
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DIRECTIONS:
1Beat egg yolks & set aside. Combine sugar, salt and cornstarch in a medium saucepan.
Gradually add water and stir well with a whisk.
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and boil for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add a quarter of the mixture to the egg yolks & stir briskly to prevent eggs from cooking.
Return it to the hot mixture, and add butter and lime juice; stir well.
Return saucepan to stove and boil for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and add lime peel and food coloring.
Pour into pie shell.
Place egg whites, cream of tartar & salt in a medium bowl & beat until foamy.
Beat in 1/4 cup sugar and continue to beat till the sugar dissolves & meringue is stiff.
Cover pie filling with meringue, spreading it to the crust.
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 12 minutes, or till very lightly browned.
Let cool thoroughly, then garnish with whipped cream and a thin slice of lime.
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