Key Lime Pie

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup lime juice, from concentrate
• 1 unbaked pastry shell
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 -3 drops green food coloring, if desired

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325. in medium mixing bowl, beat egg yolks; gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk and lime juice. stire in food coloring, if desired. pour into pastry shell.
• 2 bake 30 minutes. remove from oven. increase oven temperature to 350.
• 3 meanwhile, for meringue, with clean mixer, beat egg whites and cream of tartar to soft peaks. gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. beat 4 minutes or until stiff, glossy peaks form and sugar is dissovled.
• 4 immediately spread meringue over hot pie, carefully sealing to edge of crust to prevent meringue from shrinking. bake 15 minutes. cool 1 hour. chill at least 3 hours. sore covered in refrigerator.