Key Lime Pie

By kimrinaldi1

Ingredients

• 5 eggs, separated
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup Key Lime juice
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup sugar (for meringue)
• 1 9" baked pie shell

Preparation

Step 1

Separate eggs into three bowls - 5 yolks in one bowl, 2 egg whites in
another, and 3 egg whites in the third. This is the most important
step in the whole operation!!! Cream egg yolks, add 3/4 cup sugar and
lime juice and mix thoroughly. Cook over low heat until thick, add
butter and remove from heat. Let cool slightly. Meanwhile beat two
egg whites until stiff, then fold into cooled lime mixture. Fill pie
shell. Beat other whites until stiff. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar. Pile
meringue on top of lime filling and bake at 325 degrees for 15
minutes.