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This easy key lime pie is a perfect summer treat! I guess you could say this is the sister of the Atlantic Beach Pie (https://youtu.be/iq-uGW3ofCc) that I posted a few months ago. The ingredients are virtually identical! The only difference is substituting lime juice for lemon juice and the key lime pie gets one less egg yolk. (I'm not sure why, but the recipe for the lime pie only calls for 3 egg yolks whereas the Atlantic Beach Pie calls for 4.) You can certainly play around with the ingredients. If the lime flavor is too strong, you can use about 1/3 cup lime juice instead of 1/2 cup. Or you can create a blend of lemon and lime juice! However you make it, I hope you enjoy it and you'll let me know what you think in the comments below. INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 sleeves of saltine crackers 1/2 cup softened butter 3 tablespoons sugar 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk 3 egg yolks ½ cup lime juice INSTRUCTIONS 1. Crush saltines well, but not into a fine powder. Add sugar and butter and mix together until you can squeeze some of the mixture in your hand and it holds a shape. 2. Press saltine mixture into pie dish and chill for a few minutes. 3. BAKE PIE CRUST at 350º for about 10 minutes for a crispy crust, then while it cools, mix pie filling. 4. Mix together egg yolks, lime juice, and sweetened condensed milk. 5. Pour pie filling into crust and bake in 350º oven for about 15-17 minutes. 6. Remove from oven and let cool for about 10 minutes, then transfer to the refrigerator and let it chill completely. This pie should be served very cold. 7. Serve with homemade whipped cream or your favorite whipped topping. NOTE: If you prefer, you can make a meringue topping for the pie instead of using whipped cream or other whipped topping. Watch my Chocolate Pie video for instructions on how to make meringue topping. https://youtu.be/6G-1TsIillM

This easy key lime pie is a perfect summer treat! I guess you could say this is the sister of the Atlantic Beach Pie (https://youtu.be/iq-uGW3ofCc) that I posted a few months ago. The ingredients are virtually identical! The only difference is substituting lime juice for lemon juice and the key lime pie gets one less egg yolk. (I'm not sure why, but the recipe for the lime pie only calls for 3 egg yolks whereas the Atlantic Beach Pie calls for 4.)

You can certainly play around with the ingredients. If the lime flavor is too strong, you can use about 1/3 cup lime juice instead of 1/2 cup. Or you can create a blend of lemon and lime juice!

However you make it, I hope you enjoy it and you'll let me know what you think in the comments below.

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 sleeves of saltine crackers
1/2 cup softened butter
3 tablespoons sugar
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
3 egg yolks
½ cup lime juice

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Crush saltines well, but not into a fine powder. Add sugar and butter and mix together until you can squeeze some of the mixture in your hand and it holds a shape.
2. Press saltine mixture into pie dish and chill for a few minutes.
3. BAKE PIE CRUST at 350º for about 10 minutes for a crispy crust, then while it cools, mix pie filling.
4. Mix together egg yolks, lime juice, and sweetened condensed milk.
5. Pour pie filling into crust and bake in 350º oven for about 15-17 minutes.
6. Remove from oven and let cool for about 10 minutes, then transfer to the refrigerator and let it chill completely. This pie should be served very cold.
7. Serve with homemade whipped cream or your favorite whipped topping.

NOTE: If you prefer, you can make a meringue topping for the pie instead of using whipped cream or other whipped topping. Watch my Chocolate Pie video for instructions on how to make meringue topping. https://youtu.be/6G-1TsIillM

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Easy Key Lime Pie Recipe (with buttery, saltine crust!) - How to make it with just six ingredients!

If you want to know how to make old-fashioned cake doughnuts, this recipe comes from my great-grandmother's wood stove cookbook, which has recipes dating back to the 1800s! These doughnuts are quite good, although they aren't exactly like the "old-fashioned cake donuts" at a popular "donut" chain. These are great with powdered sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon sugar, or plain, but be sure that the oil is hot enough before you cook them or they will take longer to cook and you'll wind up with a crustier surface. Also, I halved the recipe for this video, but I'm including both versions of the recipe below. The cookie cutters I'm using in the video are here: https://amzn.to/3xhsiKG Also, I mentioned the 7th book in my historical fiction series was just published. Here is a link to the first book in the series and it is 100% free on ebook everywhere: https://amzn.to/3jJVs1r ORIGINAL RECIPE 2 1/2 cups flour 3/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 2 tsp. baking powder 2 1/2 Tbsp. shortening (or butter, I use butter) 1/2 c. sugar 2 eggs 1/2 cup milk HALF RECIPE 1 1/4 cups flour 1/4 tsp salt + 1/8 tsp salt 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. baking powder 1 1/4 Tbsp. shortening (or butter, I use butter) 1/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1/4 cup milk

If you want to know how to make old-fashioned cake doughnuts, this recipe comes from my great-grandmother's wood stove cookbook, which has recipes dating back to the 1800s! These doughnuts are quite good, although they aren't exactly like the "old-fashioned cake donuts" at a popular "donut" chain. These are great with powdered sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon sugar, or plain, but be sure that the oil is hot enough before you cook them or they will take longer to cook and you'll wind up with a crustier surface. Also, I halved the recipe for this video, but I'm including both versions of the recipe below.

The cookie cutters I'm using in the video are here: https://amzn.to/3xhsiKG

Also, I mentioned the 7th book in my historical fiction series was just published. Here is a link to the first book in the series and it is 100% free on ebook everywhere: https://amzn.to/3jJVs1r

ORIGINAL RECIPE

2 1/2 cups flour
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. baking powder
2 1/2 Tbsp. shortening (or butter, I use butter)
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk

HALF RECIPE

1 1/4 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt + 1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/4 Tbsp. shortening (or butter, I use butter)
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup milk

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How to Make Old-Fashioned Cake Doughnuts - A Recipe from a 100-year-old cookbook - Easy, no yeast!

I am not making any claims about any of these dishes because I don't know the definite answer. I am only doing my homework and I encourage you to do your homework as well. This topic first came on my radar because my mom had read about it. There is a lady who has done a lot of research on lead, cadmium, and other chemical levels in dishes. You can find her website here https://tamararubin.com/ I'm not a scientist and I've never done any testing on any of these products, but you can bet I'll be looking into this! For specific articles of interest, go here: Which dishes are lead free? https://tamararubin.com/2019/12/asktamara-which-dishes-are-lead-free/ Spice of Life Corningware HIGH LEAD & CADMIUM LEVELS https://tamararubin.com/2019/12/vintage-1972-1988-corning-ware-spice-o-life-casserole-26500-ppm-lead-236-ppm-cadmium/ Corelle® recommends using their pre-2005 dishes as “decorative pieces” due to concerns for high levels of lead https://tamararubin.com/2019/12/breaking-news-12-26-19-corelle-recommends-using-their-pre-2005-dishes-only-as-decorative-pieces-due-to-concerns-for-high-levels-of-lead/ Which coffee mugs are lead free? https://tamararubin.com/2019/12/which-ceramic-coffee-mugs-are-lead-free/ Vintage Tupperware concerns https://tamararubin.com/2019/12/stop-using-your-vintage-tupperware-now-these-measuring-cups-are-positive-for-2103-ppm-lead-250-ppm-arsenic/ I was confused about the melamine recall years ago. It wasn't dishes that were recalled, but rather foods that were tainted with melamine, HOWEVER there is a possibility that melamine can leach into foods when melamine dishes and cookware are used incorrectly. For past issues with dish and cookware safety, see the following: https://www.plevinandgallucci.com/teflon-lawsuit/ https://magazine.labdoor.com/melamine-an-in-depth-look-at-the-toxic-chemical-in-our-kitchen/ Here are some dishes and cookware choices I KNOW are safe: Cast iron skillet set https://amzn.to/3gkiAQw Glass dishes & bowls https://amzn.to/34X4MGu, https://amzn.to/3gekCBT, https://amzn.to/3pzyL0z

I am not making any claims about any of these dishes because I don't know the definite answer. I am only doing my homework and I encourage you to do your homework as well. This topic first came on my radar because my mom had read about it. There is a lady who has done a lot of research on lead, cadmium, and other chemical levels in dishes. You can find her website here https://tamararubin.com/

I'm not a scientist and I've never done any testing on any of these products, but you can bet I'll be looking into this!

For specific articles of interest, go here:
Which dishes are lead free?
https://tamararubin.com/2019/12/asktamara-which-dishes-are-lead-free/
Spice of Life Corningware HIGH LEAD & CADMIUM LEVELS
https://tamararubin.com/2019/12/vintage-1972-1988-corning-ware-spice-o-life-casserole-26500-ppm-lead-236-ppm-cadmium/
Corelle® recommends using their pre-2005 dishes as “decorative pieces” due to concerns for high levels of lead
https://tamararubin.com/2019/12/breaking-news-12-26-19-corelle-recommends-using-their-pre-2005-dishes-only-as-decorative-pieces-due-to-concerns-for-high-levels-of-lead/
Which coffee mugs are lead free?
https://tamararubin.com/2019/12/which-ceramic-coffee-mugs-are-lead-free/
Vintage Tupperware concerns
https://tamararubin.com/2019/12/stop-using-your-vintage-tupperware-now-these-measuring-cups-are-positive-for-2103-ppm-lead-250-ppm-arsenic/

I was confused about the melamine recall years ago. It wasn't dishes that were recalled, but rather foods that were tainted with melamine, HOWEVER there is a possibility that melamine can leach into foods when melamine dishes and cookware are used incorrectly.

For past issues with dish and cookware safety, see the following:
https://www.plevinandgallucci.com/teflon-lawsuit/
https://magazine.labdoor.com/melamine-an-in-depth-look-at-the-toxic-chemical-in-our-kitchen/

Here are some dishes and cookware choices I KNOW are safe:

Cast iron skillet set https://amzn.to/3gkiAQw
Glass dishes & bowls https://amzn.to/34X4MGu, https://amzn.to/3gekCBT, https://amzn.to/3pzyL0z

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