Key Lime Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. unflavored gelatin
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
4 egg yolks
1/2 c. lime juice
1/4 c. water
1 tsp. grated lime peel
few drops food coloring
4 egg whites
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. heavy cream, whipped
1 (9-inch) pie shell, baked

Preparation

Thoroughly mix the gelatin, sugar and salt in a saucepan. Beat together the egg yolks, lime juice and water; stir into the gelatin mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until the mixture comes to a boil.
Remove from the heat; stir in the grated peel.
Add the food coloring sparingly to give a pale green color.
Chill, stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from spoon. Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating to stiff peaks. Fold the gelatin mixture into the egg whites; fold the whipped cream.
Pile into the pastry shell.
Chill until firm.
Spread with additional whipped cream and edge with grated lime.