Best Southern Chess Pie Recipes

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.

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 CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients.
• Bake in 450 degree oven until crust begins to brown (about 10 minutes).
• Reduce heat to 350; bake about 40 minutes until the pie does not shake in the middle. It will look very dark, and will fall some after you take it out of the oven.

GRANDMOTHER TAYLOR'S SOUTHERN CHESS PIE

Steps:

• 1. Beat eggs.
• 2. Melt butter, add other items. Put into a unbaked pie shell. I think she used a 9" shell.
• 3. Bake at 300 degrees for 30-50 minutes.This will be a custard-like pie.

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 LIVING'S NEVER-FAIL CHESS PIE

Steps:

• 1. Combine everything (except pie shell) and blend thoroughly.
• 2. Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• 3. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until done. My oven usually runs low so I'll go as long as 45 minutes sometimes. The center of the pie should puff up but still be moist. It will sink and crackle as it cools.

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.