Best Americana Key Lime Pie Recipes

AMERICANA KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• Thoroughly mix gelatin, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt in saucepan.
• Beat together egg yolks, lime juice, and water; stir into gelatin mixture.
• Cook and stir over medium heat just till mixture comes to boiling.
• Remove from heat; stir in grated peel.
• Add food coloring sparingly to tint pale green.
• Chill, stirring occasionally, until the mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.
• Beat egg whites till soft peaks form; gradually add 1/2 c sugar, beating to stiff peaks.
• Fold gelatin mixture into egg whites.
• Fold in whipped cream.
• Pile into cooled baked pastry shell.
• Chill till firm.
• Spread with more whipped cream; edge with grated lime peel.
• Sprinkle chopped pistachio nuts in center.
• Garnish with thinly sliced lime placed in whipped cream mounds around edge of pie.

AMERICANA KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• 1. Thoroughly mix gelatin, 1/2 cup sugar and salt in saucepan.
• 2. Beat together egg yolks, lime juice and water; stir into gelatin mixture.
• 3. Cook and stir over medium heat just until mixture comes to boiling.
• 4. Remove from heat; stir in grated peel.
• 5. Add food coloring sparingly to tint pale green.
• 6. Chill, stirring occasionally, until the mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.
• 7. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating to stiff peaks.
• 8. Fold gelatin mixture into egg whites.
• 9. Fold in whipped cream.
• 10. Pile into cooled baked pastry shell.
• 11. Chill until firm.
• 12. Spread with more whipped cream; edge with grated lime peel.
• 13. Sprinkle chopped pistachio nuts in center.
• 14. Garnish with thinly sliced lime placed in whipped cream mounds around edge of pie.