Florida Key Lime Pie

Ingredients

Instructions

Ingredients
		---CRUST---
1 1/4	cup	graham cracker crumbs
2	tablespoon	sugar
1/3	cup	butter, melted
		---FILLING---
5	each	eggs yolks
1/2	cup	lime juice, freshly squeezed
1/3	cup	sugar
1/8	teaspoon	salt
2	tablespoon	lime peel, coarsely grated
2 1/2	cup	heavy cream
1		lime, sliced, optional

Directions:
Prepare crust: Heat oven to 375 degrees. In 9 inch pie plate combine graham cracker crumbs and 2 tbsp. sugar; stir in butter until blended. Press mixture firmly and evenly over bottom and sides of pie plate; bake 10 minutes until browned.Cool completely on wire rack. Prepare filling: In top of double boiler using wire whisk, beat egg yolks, lime juice, 1/3 cup sugar and salt until well blended. Set over simmering water. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring constantly until mixture is thick enough to coat back of metal spoon. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 tbsp. grated lime peel. Refrigerate mixture about 45 minutes until cool. Meanwhile, in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, beat cream until soft peaks form. Set 1 cup whipped cream aside for garnish. Fold cooled lime mixture into remaining cream. Spoon filling into prepared crust. Refrigerate at least 2 hours until set. To serve: Spoon remaining whipped cream decoratively over top of pie; sprinkle cream with remaining 1 tbsp. lime peel. Garnish with lime slices, if desired. Makes 8 servings.