Name: Key Lime Pie I
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Graham cracker crumbs - 1 cup; White sugar - 3 tablespoons; Butter, melted - 5 tablespoons; Eggs - 3; Key lime juice - ½ cup; Sweetened condensed milk - 1 (14 ounce) can; Salt - 1 pinch; Cream of tartar - 1 pinch; Heavy whipping cream - 1 cup; Lime, sliced - 1

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Ingredients for - Key Lime Pie I

1. Graham cracker crumbs - 1 cup

2. White sugar - 3 tablespoons

3. Butter, melted - 5 tablespoons

4. Eggs - 3

5. Key lime juice - ½ cup

6. Sweetened condensed milk - 1 (14 ounce) can

7. Salt - 1 pinch

8. Cream of tartar - 1 pinch

9. Heavy whipping cream - 1 cup

10. Lime, sliced - 1

How to cook deliciously - Key Lime Pie I

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Mix graham cracker crumbs with sugar and melted butter. Press into 9 inch pie plate and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.

2. Stage

Separate 2 of the eggs, placing the two egg whites into a mixing bowl. Reserve the yolks in another bowl.

3. Stage

To the yolks, add one whole egg, lime juice and sweetened condensed milk. Whisk until smooth. With clean mixer blades or a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites with salt and cream of tartar until stiff, but not dry. Fold whites into filling mixture. Pour filling into partially baked crust.

4. Stage

Bake in preheated 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 10 to 15 minutes or until set. Let cool at room temperature, then freeze 4 hours to overnight. Just before serving, whip cream to form stiff peaks. Serve decorated with whipped cream and lime slices.