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mom's chess pie

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Jaclyn Palmer
@hopeandbeaches
Toledo, OH

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

(1 rating)
yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For mom's chess pie

  • 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

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325.
  • 2
    Mix melted butter with sugar.
  • 3
    Add lemon juice and cornmeal to the butter/sugar mixture.
  • 4
    Beat eggs separately.
  • 5
    Combine butter/sugar mixture and beaten eggs. Mix thoroughly, but with a very light hand.
  • 6
    Pour into unbaked pie shell.
  • 7
    Bake 45-50 minutes at 325. The pie is done when it is puffed up and firm in the center.
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