Key Lime Pie
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Ingredients
Filling
2/3 cup key lime juice
3 egg yolks
Zest of 2 key limes (about 2 tsp)
14oz can sweetened condensed milk
Crust
1 pack of graham crackers
5 tbs butter
2/3 cup sugar
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Directions
Crust
Preheat oven to 450
Crush graham crackers into small crumbs
Melt butter
Combine graham crumbs, sugar and melted butter
Evenly flatten mixture into 9in pie pan
Bake 10 minutes to set crust
Remove from oven and set temp to 350.
Filling
Beat egg yolks till frothy
Mix in condensed milk and zest
Gently fold in lime juice until barely mixed
Pour filling into crust
Bake 10 minutes, immediately refrigerate
Allow to set for 4 hours
Top with whipped cream and serve
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Notes
I like a tart pie with sweet topping, if you want a more mellow flavor try 1/2 or 1/3 cup of juice
When serving, top with whipped cream. Making your own is as simple as adding confectioners sugar to heavy cream until its as sweet as you want then beating until it's whipped cream... Store bought works fine too.
Squeezing Key limes to get enough juice is a hassle that doesn't translate into substantially better flavor. i suggest using the limes for zest and buying the actual juice in a bottle.
The same could be said for the crust, store bought tastes almost as good
Enjoy!... Or don't. Let me know in the comments.