Peppi's Key Lime Pie

Ingredients:

• 6 egg yolks (keep whites for meringue)
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• ½ cup key lime juice
• 2 small baked pie shells, or 1 large baked shell

Ingredients for meringue:

• 6 egg whites
• ¾ cup powdered sugar
• ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Instructions:

• in small bowl, beat the egg yolks until lemon colored (about 5 minutes)
• add the condensed milk and key lime juice
• mix well
• fold in 6 teaspoons of meringue mixture
• pour into baked pie shell(s)
• spread meringue on top
• brown in a 325 °F (165 °C) oven for 10-15 minutes
• Watch carefully after 10 minutes, as it can brown fast!

Instructions for meringue:

• beat until stiff, but still moist: 6 egg whites
• while beating, add (1 tablespoon at a time) the powdered sugar and cream of tartar [Christine Dörenberg]