1 tbsp unflavored gelatin (1 env.)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
4 each egg yolks
1/2 cup lime juice
1/4 cup water
1 tsp grated lime peel
1 few drops green food color
4 each egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1 each 9-in baked pastry shell
1 pistachio nuts, chopped
1 lime slices for garnish
1 heavy cream, whipped, to top
Directions
Thoroughly mix gelatin, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt in saucepan. Beat
together egg yolks, lime juice, and water; stir into gelatin mixture.
Cook and stir over medium heat just till mixture comes to boiling.
Remove from heat; stir in grated peel. Add food coloring sparingly to
tint pale green. Chill, stirring occasionally, until the mixture
mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon. Beat egg whites till soft
peaks form; gradually add 1/2 c sugar, beating to stiff peaks. Fold
gelatin mixture into egg whites. Fold in whipped cream. Pile into
cooled baked pastry shell. Chill till firm. Spread with more whipped
cream; edge with grated lime peel. Sprinkle chopped pistachio nuts in
center. Garnish with thinly sliced lime placed in whipped cream
mounds around edge of pie. Source: Better Homes & Gardens Dessert
Cookbook. "A spectacular from the famous Miami hotel!"
Servings: 6 servings
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