Historic Shaker Village
of Pleasant Hill
Country Inn

Harrodsburg, Kentucky

Specialty Recipe

Shaker Lemon Pie

Historic Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill Website

Recipe from "We Make You Kindly Welcome" by Elizabeth C. Kremer

Ms. Kremer was in charge of our dining operation at the beginning of restoration and was responsible for setting the standards of excellence we maintain today. She developed many of her recipes from those handed down from the Shakers of Pleasant Hill. If you would like to purchase this cookbook, call (859) 734-5411, x242.

Ingredients:

2 large lemons

4 eggs, well beaten

2 cups sugar

Slice lemons as thin as paper, rind and all. Combine with sugar; mix well. Let stand 2 hours, or preferably overnight, blending occasionally. Add beaten eggs to lemon mixture; mix well. Turn into 9-inch pie shell, arranging lemon slices evenly. Cover with top crust. Cut several slits near center. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 degrees and bake for about 20 minutes or until silver knife inserted near edge of pie comes out clean. Cool before serving.

Recipe from The Shaker Cook Book by Caroline B. Piercy.

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