mom's chess pie

Name: Mom's Chess Pie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 stick(s) melted butter; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) lemon juice; 1 tablespoon(s) cornmeal (scant); 5 - eggs; 1 - unbaked pie shell

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51 Pinches

Jaclyn Palmer

Toledo, OH

Updated on Oct 29, 2011

A Southern favorite, although I enjoyed my mother's version, growing up in the Midwest. Sweet tooth required!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 50 Min

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 stick melted butter
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon cornmeal (scant)
5 - eggs
1 - unbaked pie shell

How To Make mom's chess pie

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325.

Step 2

Mix melted butter with sugar.
Step 3

Add lemon juice and cornmeal to the butter/sugar mixture.
Step 4

Beat eggs separately.
Step 5

Combine butter/sugar mixture and beaten eggs. Mix thoroughly, but with a very light hand.
Step 6

Pour into unbaked pie shell.
Step 7

Bake 45-50 minutes at 325. The pie is done when it is puffed up and firm in the center.
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