I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving! As always, it seemed to go by way too fast. And I'm not just talking about scarfing down dinner. You know what I mean, you work on it for 10 hours, you eat it in 10 minutes? Crazy phenomenon.
I'll admit, after all the holiday hoopla it's a little hard to return to reality. However, on the bright side, the countdown to Christmas has begun!
For our holiday feast, I tried my hand at making a Key Lime Pie I found on allrecipes.com, per the request of my 17-year-old niece. It turned out pretty delicious, if I do say so myself. Creamy and light with just the right tang.
And no egg yolks, like so many other recipes.
- Condensed Milk
- Sour Cream
- And ok, I did cheat and use Key Lime Juice, unlike the die hard pie makers who juiced 40 limes with their bare hands.
But I did zest 2 fresh limes to make up for it
And made my own graham cracker crust (I get a few points for that too don't I?)
- 1/3c sugar, 6T. melted butter and about 10 sheets of crushed graham crackers
Pre-oven pie
Fingers crossed...
We had a little extra filling and crust, so we made a little sample. I mean come on, we had to make sure the pie was ok to eat, right?!
And voila! It only took us about 6 slices before we got a skinny enough slice of lime to put on top. haha
The price of perfection.
And in case you want to try it, here's the recipe, with *my changes:
Key Lime Pie VII
Ingredients
1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
*2 cans sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup sour cream
3/4 cup key lime juice
1 tablespoon grated lime zest
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, combine condensed milk, sour cream, lime juice, and lime rind. Mix well and pour into graham cracker crust.
[*Homemade graham crust: mix 1/3c sugar, 6T. melted butter and about 10 sheets of crushed graham crackers and press into pie plate. Bake for 5 minutes at 325, let cool a little, add filling and bake as the recipe states].
Bake in preheated oven for 5 to 8 minutes, until tiny pinhole bubbles burst on the surface of pie. DO NOT BROWN! Chill pie thoroughly before serving. Garnish with lime slices and whipped cream!
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My mouth is watering just thinking and looking at your pie pics! I'll take one of your samples, to go, please. :D
ReplyDeletei LOVE allrecipes.com. that is where i get the majority of my recipes. and i like that you can read all the reviews and tips ppl leave. i wish i could have had a bite of your key lime pie! i haven't had one of those in a long time. and kudos for making homemade crust! i bet it was divine!
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