Key Lime Pie - A Southern Comfort Food

Is there anything more mouthwatering than the

perfect

Key Lime Pie?

That luscious southern favorite, key lime pie,

is featured several times in Michael Lee West's

new book, Gone With A Handsomer Man.

Miss Dora bails Teeny Templeton, our heroine,

out of jail, finds her a place to live, and gives her

some money to survive.

When Teeny complains that she has done too

much, Miss Dora says, "Bake me a

 key lime pie 

and we'll call it even."

Truly, I had a hard time deciding whether to make 

Key Lime Pie 

or

"I Didn't Kill My Boyfriend Cake 

with

I'm a Suspect Icing".  

The truth is, I had the recipe for the

Key Lime Pie and I didn't think a Google

search would get me recipes for the Templeton

Family Receipts for that particular cake or icing.

Key limes are tiny little devils, so be prepared

to do some squeezing as you are going

to need one full cup of fresh juice for this

recipe. (I got my handy lime squeezer at Target.)

I have to say, the smell of the key limes just in the

bag from the store was so heady!

Key Lime Pie Recipe

1 1/4 C. graham cracker crumbs (measure

after you run them through the food processor)

1/4 C. firmly packed brown sugar

1/3 C. melted butter

Mix the above and press into the bottom and up

the sides of a 9 inch spring form pan.

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.  Let cool

While the crust is cooling, begin juicing your key limes.

35-40 key limes, juiced to make 1 C. juice

2 - 14 oz. cans sweetened condensed milk

4 egg yolks

Place the juice, milk and egg yolks into a large bowl

and blend with a whisk until smooth.

Pour into the cooled crust.

Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

Let cool and then refrigerate.  You want

it chilled before you try to cut it.

Serve with whipped cream and garnish with

a sugared piece of lime.

Click here for a printable recipe.

There are many versions of key lime pie out there,

some unbaked, some frozen, but this is my favorite one.

(It cuts and serves like a dream too!)

Slice yourself a piece and enjoy!

I don't know if I would give Miss Dora a slice though.

I have to warn you, this book has some "spice" in it.

I had to do a couple of quick page turns.

(Yes, I really did eat this while taking photos!!

I had another piece for dinner too - shhh, don't tell!)

Not that hubby hasn't had this key lime pie before,

but he was oohing and aahing, saying, "The texture

ranks right up there with the flavor!"  

Wow honey, thanks.

I will be posting this with

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