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Dessert
American
1 (9-inch) pie
1 hour 40 minutes
15 minutes
1 tablespoon Gelatin, unflavored
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, separated
1/2 cup Key lime juice
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon Key lime peel, grated
Food coloring (green)
1 cup whipped cream
1 pie shell (9 inches) baked
Mix gelatin, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt in saucepan.
Beat egg yolks, lime juice, and water together; stir into gelatin mixture.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to boil.
Remove from heat; stir in grated peel. Add enough coloring for pale-green color.
Chill, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
Add remaining sugar gradually; beat until stiff peaks form.
Fold gelatin mixture into egg whites; fold in whipped cream.
Spoon into pastry shell; chill until firm.
Spread with additional whipped cream; sprinkle additional grated lime peel around edge of pie.
