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Palm Springs Key Lime Pie

My first experience to taste key lime pie was in key west, florida. Fell in love with the flavor but did not appreciate the moist crust and the chewy filling. After much experimentation, i formulated this pie in palm springs, ca, and that is how i gave it the name palm springs key lime pie. The pie has been reviewed my many newspapers and has been noted as,

Steps

Pie crust-----------.
In a mixing bowl , combine vanilla wafer crumbs , graham wafer crumbs and finely chopped pecans.
Pecans can be processed in a food processor.
Reserve 1 / 2 cup of vanilla / graham wafer mixture to be used on top of pie.
Add margarine or butter to mixture and blend with a pastry blender or fork.
Prepare a 9 inch oven proof pie dish by spraying with a vegetable spray , then dusting lightly with flour.
Shake off any excess flour off pie dish and discard.
Spoon wafer mixture into pie dish.
Press evenly to bottom and sides using a rounded soup spoon.
Place pie dish in freezer compartment for at least 30 minutes to cool and firm up.
Filling-----------.
Place eggs in a bowl of warm water for about 15 minutes before cracking and separating.
Separate eggs , and make sure that the egg whites do not have any yolk.
If any egg yolk accidentally gets into the egg whites , take a piece of bread and dip it over the yolk and this should remove it.
In a mixing bowl .

Ingredients

vanilla wafers, graham wafers, pecans, margarine, vegetable oil cooking spray, all-purpose flour, eggs, lime juice, lime zest, sweetened condensed milk, green food coloring, cream of tartar, granulated sugar, whipping cream, vanilla extract