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.
Servings: 8
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.
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Nutrition
Calories: 404kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 255mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 309IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg