Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Brooklyn Steve's Margarita Pie

Ingredients:

½ cup butter
1¼ cups finely crushed pretzels
¼ cup sugar
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
cup lime juice
4 tablespoons tequila
2 tablespoons triple sec
½ pint heavy cream whipped

Crust:

Melt butter in saucepan Combine butter, pretzel crumbs & sugar. Press crumbs on bottom and up side of a buttered 9-inch pie pan. Place in freezer to set.

Filling:

Combine sweetened condensed milk, lime juice, tequila & triple sec. Mix well. Fold in whipped cream.
Spoon filling into prepared crust. Chill till firm; 2 hours in freezer or 4 hours in refrigerator.

Optional:

Cover top of filling with more pretzel crumbs prior to putting in freezer for a top crust.