Key Lime Pie

See those little bubbles on the side. It was cooked at the temperature the recipe said to cook it at.  Those holes are not good…….sometimes recipes are wrong. Chef gave us a great lesson about recipes tonight…this is another reason why I’m not very detailed with my recipes…….recipes are only intended to be a guide when you’re cooking your way………..the only time you should follow a recipe exactly is when you are baking or when you are getting paid to do so!

Ingredients:

Crust

• 1 cup plus 1 tbsp. graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Filling

• 2 cups sweetened condensed milk
• 6 egg yolks
• 3/4 cup key lime juice
• 1 tbsp. key lime zest

Topping

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar, sifted

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven, 350F
2. Combine graham crackers and sugar
3. Add the melted butter and combine until the mixture resembles wet sand; press the mixture in a 9-inch pie pan.
4. Whisk the condensed milk with the egg yolks and blend in the lime juice and zest.  Pour the mixture into the pan with the pie crust.
5. Bake for 15 minutes or until the filling is set; let pie cool at room temperature…..1 hour
6. Prepare the topping by whipping the cream with the sugar
7. Garnish with whipped cream