Key lime pie - house beautiful
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1¼ | cup | Graham cracker crumbs |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar |
| 4 | Eggs, separated | |
| 1 | can | (14-oz) sweetened condensed milk |
| ½ | cup | Key lime juice |
| ⅓ | cup | Butter, melted |
| 2 | teaspoons | Grated lime zest |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cream of tartar |
| ⅓ | cup | Sugar |
Directions
FOR GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST
FOR FILLING
Prepare crust: Combine all ingredients for crust. Using the back of a large spoon, press crumb mixture firmly on bottom of a 9-inch pie dish. Bake crust for 6 to 8 minutes in a preheated 375'F oven. Remove and allow to cool.
Prepare filling: In a medium-size bowl, whisk yolks until pale in color. Stir in the condensed milk. Fold in the Key Lime juice and lime zest. In a small bowl, stiffly beat 1 egg white and fold it into the lime mixture. Transfer mixture to prepared piecrust.
In a medium-size bowl, beat the remaining egg whites with cream of tartar until frothy. Add sugar 1 T at a time, beating until stiff but not dry. Spread on top of pie. Bake pie until the meringue is golden in a preheated 350'F oven for about 20 minutes. Cool and chill before serving. Serves 8.
House Beautiful/Sept/94 Scanned & fixed by Di Pahl & <gg> Submitted By LAWRENCE KELLIE On 03-21-95