OLD FASHIONED AMISH LEMON SPONGE PIE

Old Fashioned Amish Lemon Sponge Pie image

Provided by Chrystal Cackler @journeyrock92

Categories Pies

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 - eggs, separated
2 tablespoon(s) flour
1 cup(s) milk
1 cup(s) sugar
1 tablespoon(s) butter, softened
1 - lemon, juice and zest ( 1/3 cup)
1 - unbaked pie crust

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Prepare your pie crust and line an 8" pie pan with it. Put your crust in the fridge while you prepare the pie filling.
Cream the butter and the sugar together with a wooden spoon until combined. There is no creaming of the butter and sugar in the modern sense of the word. 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 cup of sugar will not really "cream" together. Beat the egg yolks into the cup of milk and slowly added the flour.
In a separate bowl beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Once you have the egg whites ready you can safely add the lemon juice and lemon zest to your egg and milk mixture. Stir to mix everything together and fold your stiffly beaten egg whites into the milk mixture. Pour into chilled pie crust and bake for 50 to 60 minutes.