American Key Lime Pie

Name: American Key Lime Pie
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. (1 envelope) unflavored gelatin; 1/2 c. sugar; 1/4 tsp. salt; 4 egg yolks; 1/2 c. lime juice; 1/4 c. water; 1 tsp. grated lime peel; few drops of green food coloring; 4 egg whites; 1/2 c. sugar; 1 c. heavy cream, whipped; 9-inch baked pastry shell

12 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. (1 envelope) unflavored gelatin
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
4 egg yolks
1/2 c. lime juice
1/4 c. water
1 tsp. grated lime peel
few drops of green food coloring
4 egg whites
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. heavy cream, whipped
9-inch baked pastry shell

Directions

1

Thoroughly mix gelatin, 1/2 cup sugar and salt in saucepan. Beat together egg yolks, lime juice and water; stir into gelatin mixture.
2

Cook and stir over medium heat just until mixture comes to boil.
3

Remove from heat, stir in grated peel.
4

Add food coloring sparingly to tint pale green.
5

Chill; stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.