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91 Crumbs

91 Crumbs

One and one half cups of graham cracker crumbs
6 Tablespoons of melted butter


92 Line the pan

92 Line the pan

Line the spring form pan with crumbs.

I use a super duper crumb packer, also known as the bottom of my travel mug the pack the crumbs fairy firm.

Bake at 300-350 for 10 min (do not brown)


93 Milk and eggs

93 Milk and eggs

Seven Eggs
and Three cans of sweetened condensed milk


94 Key lime juice

94 Key lime juice

12 oz ( 1 and 1/2 cups of KEY LIME juice. I use Nelly and Joes not because its the best but because its the only key lime juice the store had.


95 Mix the eggs and the milk

95 Mix the eggs and the milk

Mix the eggs and the milk till smooth....

Then add the lime juice and continue to mix
(It will get thick)

Pour into cooled crust


96 Pour it all

96 Pour it all

Come on, don't be stingy pour it all in there. And yes I know it is above the side edges of the crust.

Psssst.....I don't care, neither will you


97 Bake the damn thing

97 Bake the damn thing

Bake at 250 ( yes TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY)
for two hours and 30 minutes or until firm.


98 She's done

98 She's done

See it starting to brown and pull away from the edges...
No jiggle

She's done.

But not for me... I have one more step.


99 Broil it

99 Broil it

Turn the broiler on and brown the top.
What can I say, I just think it looks better