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"A Pennsylvania Dutch deep dish pie that is made with a mild lemon base and a yellow cake topping with a lemon flavor. An Amish Dutch traditional pie at its best."
The modern version of an old Mennonite recipe uses a cake mix.
2 whole lemons, grated,
with seeds removed
1 egg
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1 cup boiling water
3 pie shells, unbaked
White or yellow cake mix, mixed according to package directions
Heat oven to 350°F.
Mix grated lemons, egg, sugar, syrup and boiling water together. Cool. Divide into 3 pie shells. Top each pie with cake batter. Bake 30 minutes, checking cake top for doneness.