LIME COCONUT PIE

      Title: LIME COCONUT PIE
  Categories: New, Text, Import
       Yield: 8 Servings
  
            Crust and topping:
     3/4 c  Sugar cookie or graham
       2 tb Cornmeal cracker crumbs
         pn Of salt
   2 1/4 c  Sweetened shredded coconut
   1 1/4 c  Sugar
       4 lg Eggs,, separated
       1 tb Unsalted butter,, melted
       2 lg Egg yolks
            Lime curd:
       4 tb Unsalted butter,, melted
     1/4 ts Cream of tartar
     3/4 c  Freshly squeezed lime juice
            Finely grated zest of 1 lime
  
   Combine the topping and crust ingredients. Press one half of the
   mixture into the bottom and sides of an ungreased 10-inch glass or
   ceramic pie plate, building up the sides to the top of the plate to
   form an edge. Reserve remaining mixture for the topping. To make the
   lime curd, combine the butter, lime juice, cornmeal, salt and 3/4 cup
   of the sugar in a large bowl over a pan of simmering water with the
   bottom not touching the water, and slowly cook, scraping the sides of
   the bowl and whisking occasionally, another 15 minutes, or until
   thickened. Cover with plastic and refrigerate. Stir the curd every 10
   minutes or so to cool evenly.
   
   Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites
   with the cream of tartar and the remaining 1/2 cup sugar until stiff
   and glossy. Gently fold half of the beaten whites into the cool lime
   curd to lighten. Then fold in the remaining whites and the lime zest.
   (This should be very gentle; it is okay for a few streaks of white to
   be showing.) Pour the filling into the pie shell and sprinkle on
   reserved topping evenly to cover. Gently press the sides in so the
   top 1/2 inch of the crust remains bare. Bake 45 minutes, or until the
   pie has risen and coconut is golden brown. The filling should be
   slightly cracked and firm when pressed in the center. Cool
   completely, cover with plastic and refrigerate 6 hours to chill
   thoroughly. Serve cold.
   
   Yield: 8 servings Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #
   
   Recipe by: TOO HOT TAMALES SHOW#TH6141
   
   From: Meg Antczak 
   
   Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 21:11:52 -0500
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