Fluffy Lemon Chess Pie Recipes

LEMON CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Unroll crust on a lightly floured surface. Transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edge., In a large bowl, beat eggs for 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar; beat until mixture becomes thick and lemon-colored, 2 minutes. Beat in the lemon juice, butter, cornmeal, flour and salt. , Pour into pastry crust. Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate before serving, 3 hours.

LEMON CHESS PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine the sugar, flour and cornmeal. Blend well, then add the eggs and combine well. Add the milk and mix then stir in the melted butter, lemon rind and juice. Pour this filling into the crust and cover then edge of the crust with foil to prevent it from burning, taking care not to touch the filling. Bake at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes, removing the foil after 30 minutes. Cool and serve or refrigerate overnight but let sit out 3 hours before serving to warm up slightly. Serve with dollops of whipped cream.

FLUFFY LEMON CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Prebake pie shell at 425 F for 7-8 minutes.
• Cream sugar with butter until light.
• Beat in egg yolks one at a time.
• Beat in lemon zest and juice.
• In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
• Lightly fold egg whites into the filling.
• Pour filling into pie shell and bake at 350 F until set and lightly golden, about 25-30 minutes.
• Cool and serve.

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.

CHERYL'S LEMON CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Let pie crust come to room temperature for 10 minutes.
• Unroll crust gently onto a floured surface. Use a rolling pin to gently flatten and smooth out the crust; do not press too hard. Gently transfer crust into a 9x5/8-inch glass deep-dish pie plate. Make sure the crust is sitting flat on the bottom of the plate. Gently form the sides and pinch the top edge to form the crust; do not stretch. Place in a refrigerator.
• Beat eggs and lemon juice with an electric mixer until fluffy. Mix sugar and butter together in another bowl until creamy. Add to egg mixture and beat until mixed, for 1 minute. Add milk, flour, corn muffin mix, and salt; beat until just blended. Pour into the prepared pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until center is slightly browned, set, and does not wiggle, 50 to 60 minutes. Place on a wire rack until completely cool, 20 to 30 minutes. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

BILL CLINTON'S LEMON CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together sugar and butter or margarine until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and milk. Add flour, cornmeal, lemon juice, and lemon rind. Mix until smooth. Pour mixture into pastry shell.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, until set in center.

FLUFFY LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Combine pudding mix and soft drink mix. In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixture for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes (pudding will be stiff). , Fold in half of the whipped topping. Spread into crust. Top with remaining whipped topping. Cover and chill for 2-3 hours or until set.

LEMON CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch pie plate with the rolled-out crust. For a crispier crust, consider parbaking.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, then remove from the heat and stir in the sugar. Beat in the eggs, then stir in the cornmeal, and then the lemon juice. Pour the filling into the crust.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until the filling is a deep golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour before slicing.

LEMON CHESS PIE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine eggs, sugar, cornmeal, melted butter, milk, and lemon juice in a large bowl. Mix until sugar is dissolved, but do not beat. Pour filling into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue to bake until set, about 45 minutes more. Serve at room temperature.

EASY LEMON CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Cut lemon in cubes and remove seeds (Do not peel!). Cut margarine in small pieces.
• Place all ingredients in blender and blend thoroughly (about 2 minutes).
• Pour into unbaked 9-inch pie shell.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Delicious with or without whipped cream.

LEMON CHESS PIE II

Steps:

• Bake pie shell at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Beat egg whites until stiff.
• In a large bowl, beat together sugar and butter or margarine. Beat in eggs and milk. Stir in cornmeal, flour, lemon juice, and rind. Fold in egg whites. Scrape filling into pie shell.
• Place pie in lower third of oven. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until golden on top. Pie will firm up as it cools.

TEXAS LEMON CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Unroll pastry into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edges. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of foil. Fill with dried beans, uncooked rice or pie weights., Bake at 400° on lower oven rack for 8 minutes. Remove foil and weights: bake 6-9 minutes longer or until bottom of crust is light brown. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 325°., In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Set aside., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in the egg yolks, lemon zest, cornmeal and vanilla. Stir in milk and lemon juice. Fold in beaten egg whites. Pour into crust. Cover edges with foil to prevent overbrowning. , Bake at 325° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate, covered, for 3 hours or until chilled. Serve with whipped cream if desired.

LEMON CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine first 6 ingredients and pour into the pastry shell.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes.

LEMON BUTTERMILK CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a bowl, combine sugar, cornmeal, flour and salt.
• In another bowl, beat eggs thoroughly.
• Add sugar mixture; mix well.
• Add melted butter, lemon zest and juice, buttermilk and vanilla to egg mixture, mixing to blend thoroughly after each addition to prevent lumping.
• Pour the mixture into the unbaked pie shell; bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until the top is golden brown and custard is set.
• Remove pie to rack; cool completely.
• Sprinkle top with confectioners' sugar and garnish each serving with whipped cream.