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Key Lime Mousse Pie

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Servings: 6
Categories: Desserts / Pies & Pastries

Ingredients:
    --- -----------hazelnut
    crust----------------------
2  c  ground hazelnuts
    generous
3  tb  brown sugar
6  tb  unsalted butter, melted
    --------------------------mousse----------
    --
5    eggs
1  c  sugar
1/4  c  unsalted butter
3/4  c  fresh lime juice
2  tb  grated lime peel
2  tb  rum, optional
2  drops  green food color
1/2  pt  heavy cream, whipped
1/2  c  sour cream

Directions:
Make crust: Combine all ingredients; blend well with fork. Pat into a 9 inch pie plate. Bake in 400~ oven 5 to 6 minutes. Cool Make filling: Beat eggs and sugar until lemon-colored and foamy; add butter. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until custard-like, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lime juice and peel, rum and food coloring. Cool to room temperature. Fold mousse into whipped cream and pour into pie shell. Chill. To serve, spread with sour cream and garnish with lime slices. By "Lloyd A. Carver" <lloyd2@mindspring.com> on Jan 5, 1996


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