Key Lime Pie

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350F.
2. 2
   Stir together graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter in a bowl with a fork until combined well, then press mixture evenly onto bottom and up side of a 9-inch (4-cup) glass pie plate.
3. 3
   Bake crust in middle of oven 10 minutes and cool in pie plate on a rack.
4. 4
   Leave oven on.
5. 5
   Whisk together condensed milk and yolks in a bowl until combined well.
6. 6
   Add juice and whisk until combined well (mixture will thicken slightly).
7. 7
   Pour filling into crust and bake in middle of oven 15 minutes.
8. 8
   Cool pie completely on rack (filling will set as it cools), then chill, covered, at least 8 hours.
9. 9
   Just before serving, beat cream in a bowl with an electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks.
10. 10
    Serve pie topped with cream.
11. 11
    *Available at Manhattan Key Lime (212-696-5378).