Amish Lemon Sponge Pie
Amish Lemon Sponge Pie is a traditional dessert that combines a light, airy sponge-like filling with a tangy lemon flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 1 (9-inch) pie 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Amish
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons butter
1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs, separated
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
1 1/2 cups hot milk
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cream butter; add sugar and egg yolks. Beat until light.
- Stir in flour and salt.
- Add lemon and hot milk.
- In a clean bowl and with clean beaters, beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry.
- Fold the beaten egg whites into the filling.
- Pour into the unbaked pie shell.
- Bake in a 9-inch unbaked crust for 10 minutes; without opening the oven, set temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for 15 or 20 minutes more.
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