Marco Island Key Lime Pie

Recipe Ingredients

1 tablespoon	15ml	Butter
1 1/2 cups	219g / 7.7oz	Chopped pecans
3/4 cup	109g / 3.8oz	Graham cracker crumbs
2		Lime rind - grated
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Cinnamon
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Sugar
7		Egg yolk
2		Sweetened condensed milk - (14 oz)
1/2 cup	118ml	Key lime juice
2		Lime rind - grated
		Whipped cream

Recipe Instructions

PECAN CRUST Saute pecans in butter until lightly browned. Place nuts and butter in food processor, and add the crumbs, lime peel, cinnamon, sugar, and mix until coarse.

Press into a 10" pie plate, reserving some for garnish if you like.

PIE FILLING Beat egg yolks at high speed 4-5 minutes.

Slowly add condensed milk with the mixer running at medium, then add lime juice the same way. Add peel and mix slowly. Pour mixture into the prepared crust.

Fill baking pan halfway with water, and place on lowest rack of the oven. Place pie plate on rack above water, and bake at 300F until firm, 20-25 minutes. Do not allow pie to brown.

Remove pie, and cool to room temperature, then place in refrigerator to set and chill for about 4 hours.

To serve, you may garnish with whipped cream and crust crumbs if you like

Source:
Marco Island Resort

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