#105 - Lemon Sponge Pie

(by Phyllis [Neff] Moyer - friend)

1 - 9 inch pie crust (unbaked)
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
1 cup white sugar
3 TBSP flour
3 slightly beaten egg yolks
3 TBSP lemon juice
2 tsp. grated lemon peel
1 1/2 cups milk
3 stiffly beaten egg whites

Beat egg whites and set aside. In a mixer, add melted butter/margarine, sugar, egg yolks and beat. Add flour. Add lemon juice and grated lemon peel. Slowly add milk and beat. Add the beaten egg whites and beat. Pour into a 9" unbaked pie crust. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. When oven is ready, bake pie for 8 minutes. Turn heat down to 325 degrees and bake for 25 minutes longer.