Key Lime Pie

[elleng]

SERVES8

TIME1¼ hours, plus 1 hour cooling and 3 hours chilling

The Perfect Pie
A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Pie

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
We were able to come up with a great key lime pie recipe using only three filling ingredients: sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, and fresh lime juice. Bottled reconstituted lime juice, we found, gave the pie an “off” flavor.

GATHER YOUR INGREDIENTS

Lime Filling
4 teaspoons grated lime zest
½ cup lime juice from 3 to 4 limes
4 large egg yolks
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

Graham Cracker Crust
11 graham crackers, processed to fine crumbs (1 1/4 cups)
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Whipped Cream Topping
¾ cup heavy cream

BEFORE YOU BEGIN
If you prefer a meringue topping, follow the instructions in “No-Weep Lemon Meringue Pie” in the November/December 1994 issue. Bake pie only 7 minutes, then apply meringue gently, first spreading a ring around the outer edge, then filling in the center. Return to oven and bake 20 minutes more.

1
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE FILLING: Whisk zest and yolks in medium bowl until tinted light green, about 2 minutes. Beat in milk, then juice; set aside at room temperature to thicken.

2
FOR THE CRUST: Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Mix crumbs and sugar in medium bowl. Add butter; stir with fork until well blended. Pour mixture into 9-inch pie pan; press crumbs over bottom and up sides of pan to form even crust. Bake until lightly browned and fragrant, about 15 minutes. Transfer pan to wire rack; cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.

3
Pour lime filling into crust; bake until center is set, yet wiggly when jiggled, 15 to 17 minutes. Return pie to wire rack; cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours. (Can be covered with lightly oiled or oil-sprayed plastic wrap laid directly on filling and refrigerated up to 1 day.)

4
FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM: Up to 2 hours before serving, whip cream in medium bowl to very soft peaks. Adding confectioners’ sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, continue whipping to just-stiff peaks. Decoratively pipe whipped cream over filling or spread evenly with rubber spatula. Garnish with optional sugared lime slices and serve.


¼ cup confectioners' sugar
½ lime, sliced paper thin and dipped in sugar (optional)

https://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/1195-key-lime-pie?

[WheelWalker]

1. Wow. Sounds delish. Unfortunately, not on the program.

[wendyb-NC]

2. I love Key Lime Pie

That looks like a good recipe. Thanks, elleng. I'm bookmarking, so I can write it down, when I'm more awake.

[Bayard]

3. Key Lime Pie

Is nectar from the GODS!

And unfortunately, not on my diet. But, I'm keeping this recipe. Just in case.

[Chipper Chat]

4. Never baked one before

I do love keyline pie sometimes you can get it in a good restaurant. The frozen ones are bad. The best ones I ever bought were at Publix.

[usonian]

5. Thanks for posting.

ATK grays out text for ordinary folks who are not All Access Members.

These are the ingredients for us slobs. (sic)
I just copied and pasted.
You can't make up stuff like this.
(unless you're a snot)

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6 butterscotch caramel lollipops
12 tbsp butter
¼ cup sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

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VERY UN-FUNNY. Some of us have ways of getting even, but can't discuss them in a forum.

THANKS ELLEN! YOU ROCK!

[elleng]

6. HAHAHA

HALVAH!

[Kablooie]

7. Dexter Morgan would like this recipe, I'll bet.

If you are mystified, Google him.

[Cheezoholic]

8. " bake until center is set, yet wiggly when jiggled"

Thats getting down to a couple times a month in our house. She says I'm getting old. I told her make this and a pitcher of margaritas
and she'll wish I was on Viagra lmao

[lapfog_1]

9. only thing I will add is try to find real key limes

Key Largo preferred.

They really do taste different than ordinary limes.

[Chainfire]

10. One of my best memories of living in Miami

is that there was a little hole-in-the wall pie shop on US 1, between Miami and Homestead. They were open when they were open and closed when they were closed; no set hours. They made the best Key Lime pie in the world. In the mid 90s, they were $20.00 each, but it was worth every penny. Key limes are hard to come by, but they do make a difference.