Recipe Book
17
Key Lime Pie
For the crust:
10 Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/4 Cup Sugar
6 Tbsp (3/4 stick) Unsalted Butter, melted
For the filling:
4 Extra-Large Egg Yolks, at room temperature
1/4 Cup Sugar
1 14 oz. Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 Tbsp Grated Lime Zest
3/4 Cup Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice (4 to 5 limes)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
How to make it:
For the crust, break the graham crackers, and place
in the 40 oz. pitcher with the sugar, and butter.
Pulse until crumbs. Press into a 9” pie pan, making sure
the sides and the bottom are an even thickness.
Bake for 10 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
Wipe out the pitcher with a paper towel.
For the filling, add the egg yolks and sugar to the 40 oz.
pitcher, and pulse 2 to 3 short pulses and then 5 to 6
long pulses until thick. Add the condensed milk, lime
zest and lime juice. Pulse again until well combined.
Pour into cooled pie shell and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
Cool the pie for several hours, decorate with cream or
serve the cream on the side.