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Lemon Chess Pie

An easy and inexpensive dessert, using ingredients you most likely already have in your ice box
Author: GalleyPirate

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1 tbsp yellow cornmeal
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup milk (or buttermilk)
  • grated lemon zest from 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 9-inch pie shell

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375º. Whisk together sugar, flour, and cornmeal in a large bowl.
  • Add eggs, melted butter, milk, lemon rind, lemon juice, and salt and whisk well.
  • Pour into pie shell. Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 300º and bake for another 40 to 45 minutes.
  • It will still be fairly jiggly but will firm up as it cools down. Refrigerate until ready to serve.