Tangy Key Lime Pie

• timp total: 8 hours 45 minutes

Ingrediente

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

3 large eggs, separated

1 large egg, lightly beaten

One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

1/3 cup fresh lime juice, preferably made from Key limes

1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest, plus more for garnish

Sweetened whipped cream, for serving

Instrucțiuni

Preheat the oven to 325°F. In a medium bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Press the crumbs evenly over the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch glass pie plate. Bake the crust for about 15 minutes, or until firm. Let cool.

In a large bowl, whisk the 3 egg yolks with the lightly beaten whole egg until thickened. Beat in the condensed milk, then beat in the lime juice and zest.

In a large stainless steel bowl, beat the egg whites until firm peaks form. Fold one-third of the beaten whites into the custard, then fold in the remaining whites. Pour the custard into the pie crust and bake for 15 minutes, or until barely set. Transfer to a rack and let cool completely, then refrigerate over-night. Serve with sweetened whipped cream and garnish with lime zest.

Note

Comments: "increase the lime juice to 1/2 instead of 1/3. Needed some more tang.The only thing I changed :1) the crust : I added 1/2 cup more grahms ( for extra thick ) and one extra Tbls of butter bc it seemed a little dry when I was forming it in the dish with the original measurements. Oh- I also added 1/2 tsp of kosher salt to the crust mixture."