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Lemon Chess Pie
Lemon Chess Pie is an old-fashioned favorite that's perfect for summer potlucks. Best served chilled and it has plenty of tart lemon flavor.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Southern
Keyword
easy pie recipe, lemon
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
55
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
5
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
Author
Christin Mahrlig
Ingredients
2
cups
sugar
1
tablespoons
flour
1
tablespoon
cornmeal
4
eggs,
lightly beaten
1/4
cup
melted butter
1/4
cup
milk
grated lemon zest from 1 lemon
1/4
cup
lemon juice
1/4
teaspoon
salt
1
9-inch
pie shell (uncooked)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Whisk together sugar, flour, and cornmeal in a large bowl.
Add eggs, melted butter, milk, lemon zest, lemon juice, and salt and whisk well.
Pour into pie shell.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake for another 40 to 45 minutes.
Pie will still be fairly jiggly but will firm up as it cools.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Calories:
378
kcal