Heirloom Key Lime Pie
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| Preheat: ° | Yield: 8-10 servings | |
| Prep: 0:00 | Wait: 0:00 | Cook: 0:15 |
Ingredients
- 5 large Eggs
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1/3 cup Key lime juice
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1 baked Pie shell(s), 9“
Directions
- Separate eggs into 3 bowls as follows…..5 yolks in one bowl, 2 whites in one bowl and 3 whites in last bowl.
- Cream egg yolks, add 3/4 cup sugar and lime juice and mix thoroughly.
- Cook over low heat until thick. Add butter and remove from heat.
- Let cool slightly.
- Beat the 2 egg whites until stiff, then fold in cooled lime mixture.
- Fill pie shell with this mixture.
- Beat remaining 3 egg whites until stiff. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar.
- Pile meringue on top of pie and bake at 325 for 15 minutes.
Notes
- 10-12 Key Limes, juiced will equal 1/3 cup.
- This is excellent with a graham cracker crust.
- Can skip the meringue and just use whipped cream.
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