Catahoula's Key Lime Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 6 ounces graham cracker crumbs (15 full crackers)
• 1 cup key lime juice (20 - 40 key limes, depending on size and juiciness)
• 2 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 large eggs
• 2 limes, zest of

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 prepare crust: thoroughly mix all ingredients. press into bottom and sides of a 10" pie tin with fingertips. bake for 8-10 minutes, watching carefully to avoid letting the crust burn. remove from oven.
• 3 for the filling: combine filling ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy (i used my bullet mixer for this and it worked wonderfully). pour into pie crust.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until firm.
• 5 remove and let cool. refrigerate until ready to serve. serve with whipped cream and fresh lime zest.