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Key Lime Pie




Source of Recipe


From Miavita


Recipe Introduction


The smaller, yellower Key lime has a flavor that's both less harsh and more intense than the common Persian lime.


List of Ingredients




- - GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST
24 - fat-free graham cracker squares
2 tablespoons natural cane sugar
2 tablespoons 1% vanilla soy milk
- - Cooking spray
- - KEY LIME FILLING
1 1/4 cups (10 fl oz/300 ml) 1% vanilla soy milk
3/4 cup (6 fl oz/180 ml) fat-free egg product
2 ounces (60 g) low-fat silken tofu
3/4 cup (5 oz/150 g) natural cane sugar
1/2 cup (4 fl oz/120 ml) lime juice, preferably from Key limes
1 tablespoon grated lime zest
1 tablespoon tapioca flour or cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 - egg whites, at room temperature
1/4 cup (1 3/4 oz/50 g) natural cane sugar
- - Sea salt


Recipe



1 To make crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 In a food processor, process graham crackers to make fine crumbs-you should have about 2 cups. Add sugar and soy milk and process for 30 seconds, or until mixture has the texture of sand.
3 Spray a 10-inch (30-cm) pie plate lightly with cooking spray. Press crumb mixture into bottom and sides.
4 Prebake crust for 5 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before filling. Leave oven on.
5 To fill and bake pie: Combine filling ingredients in a blender or food processor. Puree until smooth. If the mixture is lumpy, work it through a fine sieve. Pour filling mixture into pie crust.
6 Bake for 40 minutes, or until custard is firm. Let cool.
7 To make meringue: Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil.
8 Combine egg whites, sugar and salt in a metal bowl that will sit securely on top of the pan. Place bowl over hot water. Stir constantly until egg whites are warm to the touch.
9 Remove bowl from the pan and beat with an electric mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form, about 12 minutes. Transfer meringue to a pastry bag fitted with a wide star tip.
10 Preheat broiler.
11 Pipe meringue onto pie in a lattice pattern. Broil about 5 inches (10 cm) below the heating element until meringue is firm and lightly browned.