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moms chess pie

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Judy Farmer
Hillsville, VA

This has been a favorite of mine and my dads since I was a young child.

(1 rating)
yield 6 -8
prep time 10 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For moms chess pie

  • 1/2 c
    butter or i can't believe its not butter
  • 1 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    cornmeal
  • 2 Tbsp
    flour
  • 2
    eggs
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/2 c
    carnation evaporated milk -luke warm/ not hot!
  • 1
    9-inch deep dish pie shell

How To Make moms chess pie

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • 2
    Melt butter and let cool.
  • 3
    Heat Carnation Evaporated Milk to Lukewarm
  • 4
    Mix dry ingredients in bowl.
  • 5
    Mix in eggs, 1 egg at a time.
  • 6
    Mix in vanilla and lemon juice.
  • 7
    Mix in melted butter and lukewarm carnation milk. (make sure the butter and milk are NOT HOT)
  • 8
    Pour batter into a 9 inch unbaked pie shell. Bake at 425 F for 10 minutes.
  • 9
    Reduce oven temperature to 350 F and continue baking for 30 minutes.
  • 10
    Remove pie and let cool. (can be served warm or cold)
  • 11
    Refrigerate Leftovers (yeh right, like theres gonna be any!!)

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