Southern Lemon Chess Pie Recipes

SOUTHERN LEMON CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
• Set aside.
• In large bowl, cream together sugar, cornmeal, lemon juice, butter and egg yolks for 5 minutes or more until creamy.
• Gently fold beaten egg whites into this lemon mixture.
• Gently pour filling into pie crust.
• Bake about 15 minutes or until top of pie begins to brown.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes or more until pie is just set in the middle.
• It should be a little jiggly, not runny, in the middle.
• Remove from oven and cool.
• It can be refrigerated, but is best served at room temperature.
• Covered, this pie will keep unrefrigerated for up to 4 days; however, it won't last that long!

SOUTHERN STYLE LEMON CHESS PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Whisk together all ingredients. Use filling immediately.
• Makes enough to fill one 9-inch pie.
• (Tip: To make Lemon Chess Pie, pour filling into 9-inch unbaked pieshell and bake at 350 degrees F for 50 minutes or until firm. Shield edges to prevent excess browning, if needed. Cool completely on a wire rack.).

SOUTHERN LEMON CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream the butter and sugar, and add the eggs one by one. Blend in the lemon juice, zest, buttermilk, vanilla and cornmeal so you have a light mixture. Pour filling into pie shell and bake for 10 minutes. Lower temperature to 325 degrees and bake for 20 minutes or more until center is almost completely set.
• TIP: LEMON PEPPER
• This is a great tip to lower your salt intake. Just peel the zest from a lemon, avoiding the white pith which is bitter. Bake at a low temperature, like 300 for about 2035 minutes, until peel is dry (temperature depends on how big a batch). Coarsely chop, and blend in a spice grinder with 15 black peppercorns, 10 white peppercorns, 8 allspice berries, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder. Pulse to combine.
• LEMON BUTTER
• Soft butter. Juice lemons, add shallots and parsley. Season with salt and white pepper. Mix well and form into logs for serving and freezing.