Key Lime (Or Not) Pie
- 1 12 cups fine graham cracker crumbs
- 14 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 14 teaspoons grated lime zest (1 teaspoon, rounded)
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 12 cup freshly-squeezed lime juice, regular limes or Key limes
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Toss crumbs and sugar until combined.
- Add butter and mix thoroughly.
- Press crumbs evenly into a 9" pie plate.
- Bake in preheated oven until dark golden brown, 8-10 minutes.
- Cool on a rack at least 30 minutes before filling (or refrigerate up to overnight).
- While crust cools, lower oven temperature to 325F.
- Whisk egg yolk and lime zest in a bowl for about 2 minutes, until a light greenish-yellow color develops.
- Whisk in condensed milk, then lime juice.
- Set aside for 5 minutes at room temperature, until thickened (the tines of the whisk will leave tracks).
- Pour filling into crust and spread evenly.
- Bake 15 minutes until almost fully set.
- Cool to room temperature on a wire rack, then refrigerate at least 3 hours before slicing and serving.
graham cracker crumbs, sugar, unsalted butter, egg yolks, lime zest, condensed milk, freshlysqueezed lime juice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/key-lime-or-not-pie-381804 (may not work)