PAULA DEEN'S KEY LIME PIE WITH MERINGUE

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Categories     Egg     Dessert     Bake     Fourth of July     Summer

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Filling:
3 large egg yolks
1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk
2 tsp grated lime zest
1/2 freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 prepared 9" graham cracker crust
Meringue:
4 egg whites
6 TBS sugar
1/2 tsp cornstarch

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350. Whisk egg yolks and milk. Stir in lime juice, zest, and cream. pour filling into crust and bake 30 minutes or until firm. remove pie from oven. Meringue: beat egg whites until soft peaks form. in another bowl, stir together sugar, cornstarch and salt. add sugar mixture a little at a time to egg whites, beating between additions. continue to beat until the sugar dissolves. spoon meringue over hot pie filling. Torch meringue or bake for 10-12 minutes. serve pie warm or at room temp.

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