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    Lime Sour Cream Pie


    Source of Recipe


    Chef Cynthia Bowan

    List of Ingredients




    1 baked 9-inch pie shell

    FILLING:
    3/4 cup sugar
    3 tablespoons cornstarch
    2 1/2 teaspoons grated lime peel (about 2 limes)
    1/3 cup fresh lime juice
    1 cup half and half
    1/4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick), room temperature
    1 cup sour cream

    TOPPING:
    1 cup whipping cream*
    1 tablespoon sugar (up to 2 tablespoons)

    Recipe



    Combine 3/4 cup sugar with cornstarch and lime peel in medium saucepan and mix well. Add lime juice and stir until smooth; blend in half and half and butter.

    Place over medium heat and stir until mixture thickens and starts to boil, about 10-12 minutes.

    Remove from heat and let cool, stirring occasionally.

    Fold in sour cream. Turn mixture into shell.

    TOPPING:
    Combine whipping cream and 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl, and whip to soft peaks. Spread on top of pie and serve.

    Makes 6-8 servings


 

 

 


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