This Lemon Sponge Pie is an easy pie recipe with refreshing lemon flavor and light and airy texture. Lemon Sponge Pie makes a deliciously light treat.
The Pennsylvania Dutch are responsible for a lot of the flavors we enjoy in Pennsylvania. We love the sweet and sour flavors that you’ll find in recipes like Pennsylvania Dutch Hot Bacon Dressing, Red Beet Eggs, Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing, Chow Chow and Pepper Cabbage. It is also known for this special lemon sponge pie.
Amish and Mennonite women are well known for their baked goods. You can walk into any farmers’ market and find tables full of Whoopie Pies, Shoo Fly Pie, Apple Dumplings and this pie, Lemon Sponge Pie.
Lemon Sponge Pie has the perfect lemon flavor. I think it’s better than the best Key Lime Pie I’ve ever eaten. This is an easy, economical pie to make in that it uses few ingredients, ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. While baking, the pie separates into two scrumptious layers.
It makes a soft sponge-like topping while underneath a creamy delicious lemon filling.
Bake a taste of Pennsylvania Dutch goodness in Lemon Sponge Pie and ENJOY!
Lemon Sponge Pie
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust homemade or store bought
- 3 eggs separate, yolks from whites, separated
- 2/3 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll your dough out and place into a 9 inch pie plate. Place pie plate on top of a baking sheet. Crimp edges. If using a pre-made crust, thaw before using.
- Beat egg whites in a large mixer bowl until stiff peaks form but not dry, set aside.
- Beat egg yolks, add the lemon juice and milk and beat until well incorporated. Add sugar, flour and salt; beat until smooth.
- Fold lemon mixture into egg whites, making sure that there are no lumps of egg white left in batter or white streaks.
- Pour into pastry-lined pie plate sitting on top of a baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool the pie down completely and refrigerate for a couple hours to let the filling set.Serve with sweetened whipped cream if desired
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oooh, I’d really like to try some of that casserole
It all looks so amazing! I’m loving it all but I’m really gravitating towards that casserole…yumm!
watermelon lemonade – mmmmmmmmm! what a great idea
That is one fabulous meal! Great chicken dish and I love any kind of creamy, tart lemon pie. Just perfect!
This casserole sounds nice and easy and tasty!
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Very nice to meet you.
Gina
Wow, everything looks amazing ladies. I am all about that lemon pie with a nice glass of watermelon lemonade.
Everything sounds perfect but I have a sweet tooth so that Lemon Sponge Pie is very appealing to me, after that delicious Mexican dinner. What can I say about that drink? Did you know that watermelon is also aphrodisiac? 🙂
http://kopiaste.org/2008/07/watermelon-a-natural-viagra-part-i/
WOW This looks absolutely delicious!! Thanks for the recipe!
Great site! 🙂
Wow, you have been cooking up a storm! It all looks so good.
Love all of this, but am really, really loving that watermelon drink! I must be thirsty 🙂
Mmmm, everything looks delicious! My tastebuds would be working overtime with all of these treats. Nice work!
Gosh I would love to try everything as it looks so fantastic!!
LOVE the casserole! I love Mexican food!
Bunny, That Lemon Pie looks so delicious. My mouth literally water as I wrote this. I’ll have to give it a try. Everything sounds so delicious too. Hungry!
I’ll go and visit melissa now. Bye!
It all looks delicious! I have never made a Lemon Sponge Pie. Thanks for the recipe – I’ll have to make one.
You make my dinner sound so sad Bunnyy…LOL! I love the party you had there. Great flavours in each course…gorgeous!
Loving it especially the Lemon Sponge Pie…for me lemon is my chocolate:D
Hi Bunny! We just had the chicken and rice casserole for dinner last week. It was amazing! I called my sister and gave her the recipe, and she made it the very next night for her family and they loved it too! Thanks for giving us a new family favorite!
Hi! I just made the Lemon Sponge Pie and not sure if I did something wrong but it made enough for 2 pie crusts. they are cooling and look like the picture so far. Is it suppose to only make one or did I read it wrong?
Merry Christmas Janet! I don’t think you did anything wrong. When I make it, it fills the pie crust to the very top, that’s why I put a cookie sheet under it just in case it over flows while baking. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!!