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Americana Key Lime Pie
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Servings: 6
Categories:
Desserts
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Pies & Pastries
Ingredients: 1
tablespoon
Unflavored gelatin (1 env.) 4
Egg whites 1/2
cup
Sugar 1/2
cup
Sugar 1/4
teaspoon
Salt 1
cup
Heavy cream,
whipped
4
Egg yolks 1
9-in baked pastry shell 1/2
cup
Lime juice
Pistachio nuts,
chopped
1/4
cup
Water
Lime slices for garnish 1
teaspoon
Grated lime peel
Heavy cream, whipped,
to top
Few drops green food color
Directions:
Thoroughly mix gelatin, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt in saucepan. Beat together egg yolks, lime juice, and water; stir into gelatin mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat just till mixture comes to boiling. Remove from heat; stir in grated peel. Add food coloring sparingly to tint pale green. Chill, stirring occasionally, until the mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon. Beat egg whites till soft peaks form; gradually add 1/2 c sugar, beating to stiff peaks. Fold gelatin mixture into egg whites. Fold in whipped cream. Pile into cooled baked pastry shell. Chill till firm. Spread with more whipped cream; edge with grated lime peel. Sprinkle chopped pistachio nuts in center. Garnish with thinly sliced lime placed in whipped cream mounds around edge of pie.
Source: Better Homes & Gardens Dessert Cookbook. "A spectacular from the famous Miami hotel!"
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