Mom's Chess Pie
By
Jaclyn Palmer
@hopeandbeaches
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A Southern favorite, although I enjoyed my mother's version, growing up in the Midwest. Sweet tooth required!
Ingredients
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1 stickmelted butter
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2 csugar
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1 Tbsplemon juice
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1 Tbspcornmeal (scant)
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5eggs
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1unbaked pie shell
How to Make Mom's Chess Pie
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Mix melted butter with sugar.
- Add lemon juice and cornmeal to the butter/sugar mixture.
- Beat eggs separately.
- Combine butter/sugar mixture and beaten eggs. Mix thoroughly, but with a very light hand.
- Pour into unbaked pie shell.
- Bake 45-50 minutes at 325. The pie is done when it is puffed up and firm in the center.