Lemon Cake-Pie
Diet types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Dialysis
Recipe submitted by DaVita patient Peggy from Missouri.
Portions: 8
Serving size: 1/8 of 9" pie
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 eggs, separate yolks and whites
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose white flour
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup milk
- 9" pie shell, unbaked
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 450° F.
- Beat sugar and butter until creamed. Add beaten egg yolks and stir.
- Add flour, lemon peel, lemon juice and milk. Stir to mix
- Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry, until peaks form. Fold egg whites into lemon mixture and mix gently—do not over mix.
- Pour filling into pie shell and bake at 450° F for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325° F and continue baking for 20 minutes, or until filling sets and top is golden brown.
Renal and renal diabetic food choices
- 1 starch
- 2 fat
- 1 high calorie
Carbohydrate choices
2-1/2
Helpful hints
- Due to high carbohydrate content, people with diabetes are advised to reduced the portion to 1/2-piece of recommended serving size.
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says:
I made this twice. You do need to cook the pie shell slightly before filling. Also, I had to cook the filling more like 35 minutes. It is a good pie - shield the crust with tin foil while baking.
Nov. 28, 2009, 2:05 PM - Inappropriate review?