Lemon Chess Pie I Recipe
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Lemon Chess Pie I

By: Victor 
"The recipe has been handed down in the family, and temperatures were for a wood stove. I've adjusted them over the years, and it seems to work fine!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (9)

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9 inch pie
 

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons white cornmeal
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 lemons, juiced
  • 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie

Directions

  1. Combine eggs, sugar, cornmeal, melted butter or margarine, milk, and lemon juice in a large bowl. Mix until sugar is dissolved, but do not beat. Pour filling into unbaked pie shell.
  2. Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue to bake until set. Serve at room temperature.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 365 | Total Fat: 16.2g | Cholesterol: 122mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2008 by Riograce   view full review
I have been looking for a lemon chess pie recipe like that used by Rich's (a Southern dept....
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2004 by ANYTHING4FOOD   view full review
Agree with other reviewers that this pie is very easy to make. Used evaporated milk (for extra...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 7, 2003 by MCNERK   view full review
My husband and his co-workers ate this right up. It was easy to make...what is lemon chess?
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2004 by SHELVAR   view full review
Thank you so much. I had a similar recipe from my Grandma but lost it in a fire and have been...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2004 by RN4HEARTS   view full review
This pie was good but turned out a little "gritty" and was not as creamy as I would have...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2004 by CURLEY6710   view full review
Excellent and easy to make. For a deep-dish pie shell, increase ingredients by 50%.
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2008 by KIKI810   view full review
I followed the recipe exactly and ended up with a strange pie. There were 2 seperate layers...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 3, 2007 by johnniecake   view full review
A wonderful Pie... loved making it - loved eating it.
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2007 by lbharris   view full review
Don't know if I just didn't do it right but this pie did not turn out great. The texture is...

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