Key Lime Pie

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter melted
• 4 large egg whites divided
• 2 large egg yolks 
• 2 large eggs 
• 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs 10 cookie sheets
• 0.5 cup juice of lime fresh 6 Key limes
• 1 teaspoon lime rind grated
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 14 ounce condensed milk fat-free sweetened canned
• 1 tablespoon water 
• 2.5 tablespoons water 

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk
• wire rack
• blender
• broiler
• candy thermometer

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Combine crumbs and melted butter in a bowl.
3. Place 1 egg white in a small bowl; stir well with a whisk until foamy.
4. Add 2 tablespoons egg white to graham cracker mixture, tossing well with a fork to combine. Discard remaining beaten egg white.
5. Add 1 tablespoon water to graham cracker mixture; toss gently to coat. Press into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. (Moisten fingers, if needed, to bring mixture together.)
6. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
7. Place 2 eggs and 2 egg yolks in a bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.
8. Add juice and condensed milk, beating until thick; stir in rind. Spoon mixture into prepared crust.
9. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until edges are set (center will not be firm but will set as it chills). Cool completely on a wire rack. Cover loosely, and chill at least 2 hours.
10. Place remaining 3 egg whites in a bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until foamy using clean beaters.
11. Combine sugar and 2 1/2 tablespoons water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer registers 25
12. Pour hot sugar syrup in a thin stream over egg whites, beating at high speed 2 minutes or until stiff peaks form.
13. Spread meringue over chilled pie (completely cover pie with meringue).
14. Preheat broiler.
15. Broil pie 1 minute or until meringue is lightly browned.