1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup, plus 3 tablespoons sugar
Kosher salt
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) cold unsalted butter, diced
2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening, (recommended: Crisco)
1/4 cup ice water
4 extra-large egg whites, at room temperature
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 cup sugar
Lime Filling, recipe follows
Combine the flour, 3 tablespoons of the sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl and place in the freezer for 30 minutes. Put the flour mixture in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the butter and Crisco and pulse about 10 times until the butter is in small bits. Add the ice water and process until the dough comes together. Dump on a well-floured board and form into a disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Roll out the dough and fit into a 9-inch tart pan with removable sides. Don't stretch the dough when placing it in the pan or it will shrink during baking. Cut off the excess by rolling the pin across the top of the pan. Line the tart shell with a piece of buttered aluminum foil, butter side down, and fill it with dried beans or rice. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the beans and foil and prick the bottom of the shell all over with a fork to allow the steam to escape. Bake for another 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Set aside to cool.
Raise the oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
For the meringue, whip the egg whites, cream of tartar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on high speed until frothy. With the mixer still running, slowly add the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and beat until the meringue is thick and shiny, about 2 minutes.
Immediately spread the lime filling in the cooled tart shell and pipe the meringue over it with a large star tip. Be sure the meringue covers the entire top and touches the edges of the shell, to prevent it from shrinking. Bake for 3 to 5 minutes, until the meringue is lightly browned. Cool to room temperature.
Lime Filling:
1/4 cup cornstarch
3 T flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 t salt
4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1/2 cup lime juice
2 T finely grated lime peel
1 T butter
Turn oven up to 400
In a medium size saucepan, combine cornstarch, flour and salt, mixing well. Slowly add 2 cups water, stirring until smooth. Over medium heat bring to a boil stirring occasionally. Boil 1 minute, till shinning and translucent. Quickly stir some of the hot mixture into the yolks, pour back into hot mixture. Stir to blend. Return to heat. Cook over low heat for five minutes. Stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, stir in lime juice, peel and butter. Pour into pie shell.
Add meringue to top of lime filling and bake in oven for 7-9 minutes until the meringue is golden brown.
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