*  Exported from  MasterCook II  *
 
                         Marco Island Key Lime Pie
 
 Recipe By     : Marco Island Resort
 Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Pies & Pastries
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1      Tablespoon    Butter
    1 1/2  Cups          Chopped Pecans
      3/4  Cup           Graham Cracker Crumbs
    2                    Lime Rind -- grated
      3/4  Teaspoon      Cinnamon
    1 1/2  Tablespoons   Sugar
    7                    Egg Yolks
    2      14 Oz. Cans   Sweetened Condensed Milk
      1/2  Cup           Key Lime Juice
    2      Tsp           Lime Rind -- grated
                         Whipped Cream
 
 PECAN CRUST Saute pecans in butter until lightly browned.  Place nuts
 and
 butter in food processor, and add the crumbs, lime peel, cinnamon,
 sugar,
 and mix till coarse.  Press into a 10 pie plate, reserving some for
 garnish
 if you like.
 PIE FILLING Beat egg yolks at high speed 4-5 minutes.  Slowly add
 condensed
 milk with the mixer running at medium, then add lime juice the same way.
 
 Add peel and mix slowly.  Pour mixture into the prepared crust. Fill
 baking
 pan halfway with water, and place on lowest rack of the oven.  Place pie
 
 plate on rack above water, and bake at 300 degrees until firm, 20-25
 minutes.  Do not allow pie to brown. Remove pie, and cool to room
 temperature, then place in refrigerator to set and chill for about 4
 hours.
 To serve, you may garnish with whipped cream and crust crumbs if you
 like
 
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 Nutr. Assoc. : 0 1089 0 0 0 0 0 0 822 0 0