Southern Lemon Chess Pie
- Reviews 2
Ready In: 1 hr
Serves: 8
Yields: 1 pie
Ingredients
- 2 whole eggs, separated
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons all-purpose yellow cornmeal (can use white)
- 1⁄3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 9 inches pie shells, pre-baked 10 minutes
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Set aside.
- In large bowl, cream together sugar, cornmeal, lemon juice, butter and egg yolks for 5 minutes or more until creamy.
- Gently fold beaten egg whites into this lemon mixture. Gently pour filling into pie crust. Bake about 15 minutes or until top of pie begins to brown.
- Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes or more until pie is just set in the middle.
- It should be a little jiggly, not runny, in the middle. Remove from oven and cool.
- It can be refrigerated, but is best served at room temperature. Covered, this pie will keep unrefrigerated for up to 4 days.
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