Lemon Chess Pie - by Aunt Bessie Holdaway

pies & pastries

Whenever you return a borrowed pie pan, make sure it's got a warm pie in it. - Wise Advice from a Farmer's Wife  

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Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 tbsp cornmeal
1/4 cups melted butter
1/4 cups lemon juice
4 eggs (slightly beaten)
​1 tbsp flour
pinch of salt
1/4 cups milk
2 tbsp lemon rind
1 unbaked pie shell

Steps

1. Combine sugar, cornmeal, flour, and salt; mix well.
2. Add butter and milk; mix well.
3. Add lemon juice, rind, and eggs; beat well.
4. Bake at 350° F until slightly firm in center.

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