1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup Key Lime juice (juice of 7 large)
3/4 cup sugar
pre-baked pie shell, 9 inches
Separate the eggs, beat the yolks slightly, add the milk and mix well. Add the lime juice and blend well; turn into pie shell. bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for 10 minutes, until set.
[Meanwhile, prepare the meringue: beat the egg whites until stiff ( the egg whiles, not you) gradually beat in the sugar until the meringue is stiff and dry.][Heat the oven up to 400 degrees.]
Spoon the meringue onto the hot pie, sealing the mass around the edges of the pie. Place in the hot oven for 5 minutes, then turn it down to 300 degrees and bake until the meringue is honey-colored.
I saw another recipe today that cut the eggs in half and the meringue sugar to one third of this. Of course, you had to add 1/2 teaspoon cream or tartar but I might like the less-sweet topping better. If I were ever to make it.
ReplyDeleteBut - see what I said - eggs, SCM and key lime juice. It's literally ALL good.