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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