Mom's Chess Pie

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

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By Jaclyn Palmer
@hopeandbeaches

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

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

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Serves:

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

50 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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1 stick

melted butter
2 c

sugar
1 Tbsp

lemon juice
1 Tbsp

cornmeal (scant)
5

eggs
1

unbaked pie shell

How to Make Mom's Chess Pie

Step-by-Step

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.