Amazing Lemon Chess Pie

Name: Amazing Lemon Chess Pie
Prep time: P1H
Cook time: P1H
Total time: P2H
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: eggs; egg yolks; sugar; butter; heavy whipping cream; flour; cornmeal; lemon juice; lemon zest; pie shell (9 inch)

Submitted by martidb

A favorite throughout the South, chess pie takes its name from the description given by a cook who was asked what sort of pie it was, and replied, “jes pie, honey."

YIELD

8 servings

PREP

½ hrs

COOK

1 hrs

READY

2 hrs

Ingredients

LARGE EGGS

LARGE EGG YOLKS

CUP SUGAR

TABLESPOONS BUTTER
melted

CUP HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM

TABLESPOON ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

TABLESPOON CORNMEAL
yellow

TABLESPOONS LEMON JUICE

TABLESPOON LEMON ZEST
grated

PIE SHELL (9 INCH)
9 inch, unbaked

Directions

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Beat eggs, yolks, and sugar together at high speed for two minutes.

Add butter and cream; beat again at high speed for two Add flour, cornmeal, lemon juice and rind; mix well. Pour into crust and bake 45 to 60 minutes until top is medium brown. (Test with toothpick.)

Allow to cool to room temperature before serving with whipped cream topping if desired.