Lemon Sponge Pie

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2009

With a creamy base and fluffy, spongelike top layer, Lemon Sponge Pie boasts a delicious combination of flavor and texture.

SERVES 8

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

Lemon Sponge Pie

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For the perfect fluffy, spongy Lemon Sponge Pie, we beat the egg whites to soft peaks. If beaten to stiff peaks, the whites deflated when mixed into the rest of the filling, and the pie turned out flat. We used both lemon zest and lemon jui...

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