Pie Recipes #172 - Lemon Cake Pie Recipe

Lemon Cake Pie
~Submitted by Lynda~

Pastry for 9-Inch One-Crust Pie
3 eggs -- separated
2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
2/3 cup lemon juice
1 cup milk
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour (do not use self rising flour)
1/4 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 350F. Prepare pastry. Beat egg whites in large mixer bowl until stiff peaks form; reserve. Beat egg yolks; beat in lemon peel, lemon juice and milk. Add sugar, flour and salt; beat until smooth. Beat lemon mixture into egg whites on low speed until blended, about 1 minute. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate.

Bake until golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Serve with sweetened whipped cream, if desired.

Yield: 8 servings.