Lemon Chess Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. butter, softened
1/4 tsp. salt
3 eggs, separated
1 unbaked (9-inch) pastry shell
juice and grated rind of 1 lemon

Preparation

Combine sugar and butter; beat well.
Add lemon juice and rind, salt and egg yolks; beat well.
Beat egg whites until light and fluffy; fold into sugar mixture.
Pour filling into pastry shell.
Bake at 450\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
Reduce temperature to 350\u00b0 and bake 30 minutes more.
Yields a 9-inch pie.