Lemon Chess Pie I recipe

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Ingredients

4 eggs
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 tablespoons white cornmeal
¼ cup butter, melted
½ cup milk
2 lemons, juiced
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie

Nutrition Info

365.3 calories
carbohydrate: 53 g
cholesterol: 109.5 mg
fat: 16.2 g
fiber: 2.2 g
protein: 5.6 g
saturatedFat: 6.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 200.5 mg
sugar: 38.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

  2. Combine eggs, sugar, cornmeal, melted butter, milk, and lemon juice in a large bowl. Mix until sugar is dissolved, but do not beat. Pour filling into unbaked pie shell.

  3. Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue to bake until set, about 45 minutes more. Serve at room temperature.

Recipe Yield

1 9-inch pie

Recipe Note

The recipe has been handed down in the family, and temperatures were for a wood stove. I've adjusted them over the years, and it seems to work fine!

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