Key Lime Pie
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A home-kitchen version of key lime pie, written step by step so it's easy to follow that's worth the oven time.
Ingredients
- grated rind of lime or lemon
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1/3 c. lime juice
- 3 eggs, separated
- 2 c. water
- 3 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1/3 c. flour
- 1/3 tsp. salt
- 1 c. sugar
- baked 9-inch pie shell
- meringue pie topping
Method
Combine the flour, sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan and gradually stir in water.
Cook, stirring continuously
until thickened.
Gradually stir in the beaten egg yolks.
Then put back on low heat and cook, stirring every two minutes.
Stir in lime juice, butter and rind.
Cool slightly.
Pour into baked pastry shell and cool.
Add meringue topping.
Brown in oven.
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