Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup shortening
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 eggs
1/2 cup water
3 -4 lemons
sugar, as needed
butter, as needed
Directions:
Grease 9×12 casserole/cake pan.
Sift salt and flour together.
Add shortening and sugar and cut.
Add beaten egg and water.
Roll very thin.
Line pan (bottom/sides) with crust.
Slice washed lemons (as you use them) into paper-thin slices.
Cover bottom crust with overlapped slices.
Sprinkle 1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar over slices.
Add butter (in pat-sized pieces) liberally.
This is a complete layer.
Add layers until you run out of vertical space or crust.
Bake in 325 F oven for about an hour or until crust is golden brown.
Cool and serve with vanilla ice cream.
It is VERY sour!
Servings: 8-10
Time preparation: 20 min.
Time total: 80 min.