Lemon Sponge Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
2 lemons, juiced & rind grated
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 egg whites
1 unbaked pie shell (8 or 9 inches)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F.
Combine the sugar and flour; add lemon juice and rind, egg yolks, butter, and salt.
Mix well.
Stir in milk.
Beat the egg whites until firm; fold into batter.
Pour into pie crust.
Bake 10 minutes, reduce temperature to 350\u00b0F; bake 30 minutes, or until pie springs back from light touch.
Cool on rack.