August 25, 2012

The Last Slice of Summer

 

As fall, and football season (yay!) are quickly approaching; I have one last slice of summer for you all to enjoy.

Authentic.  Homemade.  Tart.  Delicious.

 

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Mike brings home treasures from work all the time.  Apparently they have a lot of fruit and citrus trees at their office and depending on what they harvest, he usually brings home a bag of goodies.  This past Thursday it was a bag of Key Limes.

 

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The key limes were so ripe they were almost yellow and they were just asking to be made into a pie. I could hear them begging.

Since I had never made an authentic Key Lime Pie before, I jumped at the chance (Mike also promised a pie to his co-workers the next day, so I didn’t really have a choice) and I was pretty excited since the recipe I found seemed pretty easy.

The key limes, which are super small, were very juicy!  I had enough juice to make 2 pies (1 C of juice)!

 

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Key Lime Pie

Print this recipe!

Crust

  • 18 whole Graham Crackers (the 4-section Large Pieces)
  • 1/3 cup Butter, Melted

 

Filling

  • 1 Tablespoon (heaping) Key Lime Zest
  • 1/2 cup Key Lime Juice
  • 2 whole Egg Yolks
  • 1 can (14 Oz) Sweetened Condensed Milk

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

For the crust:
Crush crackers in a food processor or Ziploc bag. Pour them into a bowl and stir in melted butter. Press into a pie pan and bake for 5 minutes or until golden and set. Remove from oven and set aside to cool slightly.

 

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--you could take a short cut and buy either: a. a premade graham cracker pie crust or b. a box of graham cracker crumbs.  But the homemade version is delicious and pretty easy.

 

For the filling:
Mix lime zest, lime juice, and egg yolks in a mixing bowl. Add in condensed milk and mix on high until smooth and thick. Pour mixture into crust and bake for 15 minutes.

 

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Remove from oven, allow to cool, then refrigerate for at least 1 hour—more if possible.

Serve with homemade whipped cream or the premade squirt variety.

--if you don’t live in Florida and can’t find authentic key limes, regular limes will work just fine Smile.

 

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Enjoy!

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