Key Lime Pie with Pretzel Crust

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
• 4 teaspoons lime zest
• 4 egg yolks
• 14oz. sweetened, condensed milk
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 2/3 cups crushed pretzels (pretty fine)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix last 3 ingredients together well, and press into a 9" pie pan and bake for 10 minutes
3. Whip together the first 4 ingredients, and let sit for 20 minutes while pie crust cools
4. Bake pie for 15 - 18 minutes, until center is set but still jiggly and then cool on a wire rack until room temperature
5. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving
6. Goes well with fresh whipped cream (1 cup heavy cream, 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar)

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