Friday is PIE DAY!

At my National Pie Day party, I received a bottle of key lime juice as a hostess gift. Thanks Gayle!
It came to mind last night as I was mulling over what kind of pie to make for this week's PIE DAY.
Still undecided this morning, I checked the fridge. I have been putting off any trips to the grocery store this week, so the pickings were a little spare. But, aha!, a lime and 3 eggs......coupled with the key lime juice, this was all I needed to hit on the perfect pie for the day. Using my Shaker Lemon Pie recipe as a guide, I created this simple, tart wonder. I just sampled the first piece on my sunny front porch, and promptly named it Sunny Day Lime Pie. It fits my mood and the day to a tee. Such a happy (and simple!) pie.

Sunny Day Lime Pie

single 9" pie crust

1 medium lime

1 1/2 cups sugar

3 eggs

1/4 cup key lime juice

1/8 t salt

-zest lime, then slice off ends and remaining peel, being sure to remove all of the white pith

-slice lime very thinly

-mix zest and lime slices with sugar

-let stand one hour

-beat eggs into sugar mixture

-add key lime juice and salt

-beat well for 2 minutes

-pour into prepared pie crust

-bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes

-reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees

-bake an additional 30 minutes

-let cool completely before slicing