KEY LIME PIE recipe

 KEY LIME PIE

Qty   Measurement            Ingredient

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3                         egg yolks

3  ozs                    cream cheese, softened

1  can (14 oz)            sweetened condensed milk

4  ozs                    key lime juice  *

1  crust (8 to 9-in)      graham cracker crust

Whipped cream with lime zest (thinnest

green peel; no white), for garnish

lime cartwheels, for garnish

*  you substitute regular limes if you can't find key limes.

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

In a food processor or blender, combine the egg yolks, cream cheese,

condensed milk, and lime juice and process until smooth.  Pour into the

prepared graham cracker crust.

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.  Remove and allow to cool

at room temperature for about 10 minutes, then refrigerate until

chilled.  Garnish with the whipped cream and lime zest or lime

cartwheels before serving.  Makes one, 8 to 9-inch pie.

Recipe:  Chef Javier Mondragon of Marisco's Bar & Grill, 2411 S.

Shepherd, Houston, Texas