Tookie's ~ "Not Too Much Guilt  :-0 Quick Key Lime Pie ~ "

You will need:

1. A mixer or wire whip
2. 9-inch pie dish (this recipe too big for 8-inch)
3. 2 mixing bowls: 1 large, 1 medium
4. 1 measuring cup and spoons
5. A large spoon

And......

Preheat oven to 400° for pre-baking pie shell (as directed above). Remove your pie crust from the oven and set aside.

Reduce oven heat to 350°.

In your large bowl, beat together egg yolks, condensed milk, sugar, and all lime juice, for about three minutes on medium speed. Spoon into pre-cooked pie shell.

Wash beaters and spoon, and dry them thoroughly. Replace beaters into mixer. Do not bake pie yet; make meringue first!

MAKING MERINGUE:
In medium bowl with egg whites, add salt, sugar and vanilla, and beat on HIGH speed until whites form stiff peaks when you lift out your beaters --this takes about 5-7 minutes. REMEMBER: Any yolk or shell remaining in your egg whites will prevent them from whipping up properly.

Starting along the rim of your pie shell and using a large spoon, place mounds of meringue around the edge of your pie filling, leaving the center open until last. Make sure you smooth the meringue gently from the outside edge toward the center (this prevents the meringue from drooling over the sides of the pie crust when heated ) in soft, swirling strokes. Fill in center of pie with remaining meringue.

Place pie in pre-heated oven at 350° and bake for 30 - 40 minutes, or until meringue looks golden brown. Remove from oven. Place your pie on an elevated rack to cool, with paper towel beneath in case meringue sweats. As a garnish right before serving, add a few lime slices to the meringue in a spoke configuration.

Let us know how you like it!