Americana Key Lime Piedesserts, pies 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin (1 env.) 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 each egg yolks 1/2 cup lime juice 1/4 cup water 1 teaspoon grated lime peel 1 single few drops green food color 4 each egg whites 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup heavy cream, whipped 1 each 9-in baked pastry shell 1 single pistachio nuts, chopped 1 single lime slices for garnish 1 single heavy cream, whipped, to top 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. Source: Better Homes & Gardens Dessert Cookbook. "A spectacular from the famous Miami hotel!" |
