Margarita Pie

Author: Chuck and Jodi Peppler, 2nd place, 2003 International Dutch Oven Championship Cook-off
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Ingredients

Crust:
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure Mexican vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup cold water (enough to make a dry ball, about 1/3 to 1/2 cup)

Filling:
8 egg yolks
2 14-ounce cans sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup Margarita mix
1/4 cup lime juice


Directions

Combine the crust ingredients and let set in a cooler for 5 minutes. Roll the dough out into a circle and place in the bottom of a 12-inch Dutch oven. Bake the crust for about 20 minutes (until it starts to firm up and turn golden) at 350 degrees (eight coals on the bottom and 16 on the top). Mix the filling ingredients together and place in the partially cooked crust. Cook another 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees, until firm.

Serve on the Dutch oven lid and garnish with kiwi, strawberries, lime slices and maraschino cherries. Be careful not to garnish the lime slices on the top of the pie since this will leave a bitter taste on the dessert.