Genius Recipes
Oh, *That's* What Key Lime Pie Was Missing
One important ingredient—and second-generation pie baker Petra Paredez’s very forgiving recipe.
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We never have it with meringue here in FL. Not saying its not good just different.
A comment I have made here before is that when I was in culinary school 100 years ago (seems like it) we were always taught in pastry class to use a metal like stainless or better - copper to whip egg whites. The metal whisk action against the metal bowl does help to whip them. Many mixers now have glass bowls and although I am sure its clean and dry when you put your whites in, you will get a better whip using metal. Try it. Maybe its an "old chef's tale" but it has always worked for me.
Also- it sounds to me like your kitchen aid has to be adjusted because of the way your whisk attachment was hitting the bowl. Get out the manual and there is an adjustment for that. Or call them. I have had many of them over the years and had to do that occasionally. Keep up the great videos. Looks like you are having fun.
However, characterizing this enticing concoction as "Key Lime Pie" is a bit of an overreach. I was born in Key West, grew up in the Deep South of the Florida Panhandle and lived for many years in South Florida. It strikes me that this recipe has more in common with the Lemon Meringue Pie my grandmother would make for Sunday dinner's dessert. Substituting a graham cracker crust for the pâte sablée (sweet cold water) crust and using Persian limes does not a key lime pie make. I don't recall meringue topping true key lime pies until the American foodie craze began to pervert basic traditional recipes by the addition of ingredients not available in their original form. To paraphrase Einstein: things should be a simple as possible, but no simpler. A good rule for true key lime pie.
I doubtless will enjoy the produce of Ms. Miglore's recipe. Given its sweet/tart contraposition and the use of Persian limes, I would be tempted to present it to my guests as a Margarita Meringue Pie. I'm sure their faces will illuminate with delight and pleasure from the first forkful to the last.
Thank you for sharing.
On my list to make.
Firefighter's Dereks pies in Midtown in Miami also makes an amazing key lime pie with whipped cream on top.
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