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Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
From: rwh@scruznet.com (Bob Hogg)
Subject: Key Lime Pie
Message-ID: <1994Dec30.162047.5121@midway.uchicago.edu>
Organization: University of Chicago -- Academic Information Technologies
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1994 16:20:47 GMT
Here's my family's time-honored Key Lime Pie recipie:
Key Lime Pie
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Ingredients:
1 nine inch Graham-cracker pie shell
(I cheat and use the Keebler pre-baked ones)
5 large egg yolks
14-oz can of Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/2 cup Key Lime Juice (or 3/4 cup juice from regular limes)
Optional Ingredients:
finely grated rind of 1 lime (Just the outside green part)
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
Note on the limes: *Key* limes are supposed to be used - they're a bit
smaller and are more tart than the regular limes you see in the market.
Ask your grocer if he/she can get 'em - they make a better pie.
Because the key limes are more tart, you have to use a bit less juice
than when you have the regular ones...
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350F. Put the yolks into a large bowl and beat 'em with a
fork or a wire whisk. Don't kill 'em, just blend 'em together. Then slowly
blend in the condensed milk, a bit at a time. Then do the same for the lime
juice. The next step is optional - you can either blend in the grated rind,
or you can sprinkle it on top of the pie before baking, or you can leave it
out altogether. My personal preference is to blend it in.
Now - pop it in your preheated oven and bake for 13-15 minutes.
While it's baking, whip the cream, slowly adding the confectioner's sugar
while you're whipping.
After it's done baking, let it cool for an hour or so on a wire rack, then
transfer it to the refrigerator to chill. Some people like it at room
temperature, but I prefer it chilled. If you leave it out *too* long, it goes
runny.
Now that it's chilled, you can use the whipped cream to garnish the whole pie,
induvidual slices, or whatever. I usually garnish induvidual slices with a
slice of lime split & twisted.
Serve with strong, hot, black coffee. Preferably with a shot of Bushmill's
added.