Key Lime Pie

2024-09-16
Source: https://youtu.be/G0f1ZU22qK4
Effort: high

NOTE: main change from source is adjusted ingredient values for a differently sized pie dish. You will likely have to adjust everything too.

Ingredients:

Crust:

• 120g melted butter
• 350g cookies, most kinds will work, aim for something darker, ginger, lemon flavors work well.

Filling:

• 2 cans of condensed milk
• juice of 6 limes (160ml~)
• 4 egg yolks
• zest of 4 limes

Prep:

1. Heat oven to 175C
2. melt the butter
3. add the cookies to a processor; pulse until fine crumbs
4. add the butter to the cookies
5. dump the mix into a 9in pie dish and distribute, use a flat-bottom glass to get an even layer on the bottom, use your fingers to form the mix into desirable shape
6. Bake crust for 10 mins at 175C
7. While crust bakes; zest the limes, squeeze the juice out
8. add the egg yolks and the zest into a bowl, whisk/beat for a minute
9. pour in the condensed milk; incorporate, scrape down sides
10. while mixing, pour in the lime juice
11. pour into crust
12. jiggle the whole dish around to get the poured mix flat
13. bake pie at 175C for 20 minutes, let cool to about roomtemp and chill in fridge for 1hr