The Key Lime Pie

It's not A key lime pie, it's THE key lime pie that made my partner question my cooking abilities when he came to visit me for the first time in NZ. BUT, let me just say this, he was the only one who thought the key lime pie was horrid. The rest of my flat mates loved it and finished it.

No. I don't think they were being nice.

Anyway, to prove that my key lime is not horrible I made it again and this time, he loved it. *Shrugs* Beats me, maybe he had a dead roach on his tongue the other time (euuu...). Lemon meringue pie is his favorite dessert, so I thought I should make key lime pie to see how he'd like it.
Oh well, what matters is I've hit home run this time. And i would like to share the recipe with you because it's EASY as hell to make and so simple to make it look pretty. Use store bought pie crusts because it's so much easier.

All you need is for the filling:
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup of lime juice
3 large egg yolks
2 teaspoon of grated lime zest (about 2 limes worth)


Method:
Preheat oven to 350 F or 180 C.

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until they become pale and fluffy. It would take you about 3 minutes on an electric mixer.
2. As you're mixing, add your condensed milk in and beat until you have a nice fluffy mixture. You're look at 5 minutes or so, of beating with an electric mixer.
3. After that, you can start adding your lime zest and lime juice in. Mix well until the filling is well incorporated.
4. Pour your filling into the pie crust and bake for about 10-15 minutes or until the top set. You should not see any browning and 15 minute is the MAX time u should bake your key lime pie.

5. Take it off the oven and let it cool to room temperature. Chill in the fridge and serve with some whipped cream and fruits :)

This dessert is light and fluffy. Every bite melts in your mouth as soon as it touches your tongue. And i think key lime pie has more character than lemon meringue pies with respect to taste :)