Key Lime Pie by cwalde

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Key Lime Pie
Submitted by cwalde on March 10, 2005 at 12:02 pm
This pie is made every Christmas by my friends and given as gifts. They use an already-made graham cracker crust from the store, but this pie is very special with the flour crust and I wouldn't make it any other way. With the addition of the cream it makes it lighter and not as tart. If you like it more tart you could possibly increase the lime juice or decrease the cream, but I love it just the way that it is. Enjoy! Cheryl

Filling:
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 pt. whipping cream
1/3 c Nellie & Joe's Key West lime juice (no substitute)

Crust:
1 1/2 c flour
2 T sugar
3/4 finely chopped pecans
1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
1 dash of salt

Combine ingredients for the crust and pat into a 9" pie pan (preferably glass). Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool completely.

Whip all 3 ingredients for filling until fluid, and pour into cooled pie crust. Chill at least 1 hour.

Top with sweetened whipped cream and garnish with lime zest.

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