Key Lime Pie

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Key Lime Pie

Ingredients

  • Shortcrust pastry for single crust pie
  • 1 tablespoon unflavoured gelatine
  • 70 milliliters boiling water
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 275 milliliters sweet condensed milk
  • 140 milliliters fresh lime juice (not cordial)
  • few drops green food colouring
  • 3 egg whites
  • 5 tablespoons sugar

Instructions

Prepare pastry and bake blind in a 9 inch pie dish. Cool. Sprinkle gelatine on boiling water and stir to dissolve. Chill until syrupy but not set. Beat egg yolks, add condensed milk, lime juice, food colour and gelatine mixture. Mix well and pour into the pie crust. Beat egg whites until stiff. Add sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition. Spread over filling. Place under hot grill until pale gold ( 3 to 5 minutes ).

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