Key Lime Pie (Authentic)

4 large eggs
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup key lime juice
1 9 prepared pastry shell
1/2 tablespoon sugar, or more
1/3 teaspoon cream of tarter

Preheat oven to 350F.
Separate egg yolks and whites in separate bowls. Beat egg yolks until
light. Add condensed milk and slowly add 1/2 cup lime juice stirring as
you go. Stir mixture until thickened; the acidity of the key lime juice
will "cook" the mixture into a custard. Pour mixture into prebaked pie
crust.
Make a meringue with the egg whites. While beating egg whites, add sugar,
one tablespoon at a time. Add a little cream of tarter. Cover pie with
meringue and bake for a few minutes until meringue is lightly browned.

Note: Be sure and perforate pie crust with fork before baking crust. Chill
pie until ready to serve.

Yield: 6 servings


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