Coconut Crusted Key Lime Pie

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 1/4 cups unsweetened flaked coconut
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut into pea sized bits
• 1 large egg, mixed with
• 1 cup ice water
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Key Lime filling

• 4 egg yolks
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 2 key limes, zest of
• 1/2 cup key lime juice

Directions

1. 1

   Lightly coat a 9-inch tart tin plate with nonstick vegetable spray. In a bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, and 1/4 cup of the coconut. With fingers or a pastry blender, work in the butter until the mixture looks like coarse meal. Sprinkle on 2 to 3 tablespoons of the egg water and blend together. Form into a disc and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour. Roll the dough into a 9 1/2-inch round and fit into the tart tin.

2. 2

   Mix together the remaining 2 cups coconut, egg whites, confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Lightly press mixture against the sides of the tin. Chill for 30 minutes then bake in a preheated 375-degree F oven for 8 minutes, until just set.

3. 3

   Key Lime Filling: In a bowl, mix together the yolks, sweetened condensed milk, key lime zest and juice. Pour it into the shell and bake in a preheated 325 degree F oven for 18 minutes and just set. Set on a rack to cool, refrigerate until chilled.