Lemon Chess Pie

Source: Baked by an Introvert

Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge!

Servings: 6

Total time: 1 hour + 4 hours to cool completely

INGREDIENTS

• 1 9-inch pie crust
• 5 large eggs
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 1 Tbs lemon zest
• 3 Tbs lemon juice
• 1 Tbs yellow cornmeal (not stone-ground)
• 1 Tbs all-purpose flour
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup butter, melted and cooled slightly

DIRECTIONS

• Bake your pie crust according to package directions or whichever recipe you’re using.
• Heat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, cornmeal, flour, and salt. Then whisk in the butter. 
• Pour the filling into the hot pie crust. 
• Bake until the surface is browned and the middle jiggles only slightly, about 35 minutes. 
• Put the pie on a wire cooling rack for about 4 hours to cool completely before serving!