Key Lime Pie

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Key Lime Pie (Authentic)

desserts, pies

4 large eggs 14 oz sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup key lime juice 1 9 prepared pastry shell 1/2 tablespoon sugar, or more 1/3 teaspoon cream of tarter

Preheat oven to 350F.

Separate egg yolks and whites in separate bowls. Beat egg yolks until light. Add condensed milk and slowly add 1/2 cup lime juice stirring as you go. Stir mixture until thickened; the acidity of the key lime juice will "cook" the mixture into a custard. Pour mixture into prebaked pie crust.

Make a meringue with the egg whites. While beating egg whites, add sugar, one tablespoon at a time. Add a little cream of tarter. Cover pie with meringue and bake for a few minutes until meringue is lightly browned.

Note: Be sure and perforate pie crust with fork before baking crust. Chill pie until ready to serve.

Yield: 6 servings

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For the ultimate key lime pie, google on Mangrove Mama's key lime pie. This is our favorite. And make sure you get REAL key limes. Do not rely on bottled key lime juice to give you the right flavor. It'll take some work to squeeze enough juice out of the little fellas, but it'll be well worth it. In a pinch you can use regular Persian limes.

Cindy