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Lemon Chess Pie I

Total Time
58 min
13m prep · 45m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

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!

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1.5 cups white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons white cornmeal
  • 0.25 cups butter , melted
  • 0.5 cups milk
  • 2 lemons , juiced
  • 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie

Instructions

  1. 1

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

  2. 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. 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.

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