Lemon Chess Pie

Serves: 2

Citlalli Gibson

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

50

Spice

55

Sweetness

42

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.5 cups

Sugar

5 large

Egg

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 325°F

2

Combine the sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a medium- size bowl

3

Beat the eggs in, one by one, then add the butter in a slow stream, beating all the while

4

Pour the filling into the pie shell, slide the pie onto a baking sheet, and bake on the middle oven shelf for about 45 minutes or until puffed and delicately browned

5

Transfer the pie to a wire rack and cool to room temperature before cutting; don't fret when the filling begins to fall

6

This is what gives chess pies their silken texture

7

Cut into slim wedges and serve

8

Preheat the oven to 325°F

9

Combine the sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a medium- size bowl

10

Beat the eggs in, one by one, then add the butter in a slow stream, beating all the while

11

Pour the filling into the pie shell, slide the pie onto a baking sheet, and bake on the middle oven shelf for about 45 minutes or until puffed and delicately browned

12

Transfer the pie to a wire rack and cool to room temperature before cutting; don't fret when the filling begins to fall

13

This is what gives chess pies their silken texture

14

Cut into slim wedges and serve