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Lemon Sponge
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 55 Minutes
Servings: 4
Lemon sponge is also good baked in a pie shell. From the Western chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh is best)
3 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
2 eggs, separated
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks.
3. Mix sugar and flour together; add lemon juice, rind, salt, butter, and yolks.
4. Stir in milk and mix well.
5. Fold egg whites into mixture.
6. Pour into custard cups; set cups in a pan with hot water and bake for about 40 minutes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com