Best 8 Cheryls Lemon Chess Pie Recipes

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Cheryl's lemon chess pie is a delightful dessert that combines the tangy flavors of lemon with a creamy, custard-like filling. Its unique texture and flavor profile make it a favorite among pie enthusiasts. This article will provide you with a detailed guide to create a delicious Cheryl's lemon chess pie from scratch. We will cover everything from gathering the necessary ingredients to step-by-step instructions for making the perfect pie crust and filling. With a bit of patience and attention to detail, you'll be able to impress your friends and family with this classic dessert.

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CHERYL'S LEMON CHESS PIE



Cheryl's Lemon Chess Pie image

A true Southern favorite, this is a wonderful chess pie with the tart taste of lemon. My great grandmother gave me this recipe and I make it every year for the holidays. This pie must be refrigerated.

Provided by Cheryl

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Vintage Pie Recipes     Chess Pie Recipes

Time 3h40m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 refrigerated pie crust (such as Pillsbury®)
4 extra large eggs
2 small lemons, juiced
2 cups white sugar
½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup whole milk
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons corn muffin mix (such as Jiffy®)
¼ teaspoon salt

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 384.5 calories, Carbohydrate 53.3 g, Cholesterol 112 mg, Fat 18.1 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 8.3 g, Sodium 223 mg, Sugar 41 g

LEMON CHESS PIE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon fine yellow cornmeal
4 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice with pulp
One 9-inch unbaked pie shell
1 cup heavy cream, whipped

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.

LEMON CHESS PIE



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This creamy, lemony pie cuts beautifully and has a smooth texture. It's one of my favorites. -Hannah LaRue Rider, East Point, Kentucky

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 sheet refrigerated pie crust
4 large eggs, room temperature
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon cornmeal
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 482 calories, Fat 20g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 168mg cholesterol, Sodium 283mg sodium, Carbohydrate 71g carbohydrate (52g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 6g protein.

LEMON CHESS PIE II



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A Low-Fat Chess Pie.

Provided by JJOHN32

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Custard and Cream Pie Recipes     Lemon Pie Recipes

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (9 inch) deep dish pie crust
3 egg whites
1 ¼ cups white sugar
1 tablespoon butter, melted
2 eggs
1 cup skim milk
1 tablespoon cornmeal
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 235.1 calories, Carbohydrate 37.1 g, Cholesterol 40.7 mg, Fat 8.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 167.2 mg, Sugar 27.3 g

EASY LEMON CHESS PIE



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This one gets five stars for ease of preparation and for taste, as well. My aunt gave it to me and she had clipped it out of the April, 1981 issue of Carolina Country, a magazine of her electric co-op. The recipe had been submitted by Mrs. Melvin Ezell of Charlotte, NC.

Provided by Wineaux

Categories     Pie

Time 31m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 lemon
1/2 cup water
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 tablespoons plain flour
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 238.6, Fat 9.4, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 90.8, Sodium 78.8, Carbohydrate 38.2, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 33.5, Protein 2.8

LEMON CHESS PIE



Lemon Chess Pie image

Provided by Jean Anderson

Categories     Dessert     Bake     Thanksgiving     Lemon     Fall     Family Reunion     Potluck     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 cups sugar
Finely grated zest of 3 large lemons
Juice of 3 large lemons
5 large eggs
1/3 cup butter, melted
One 9-inch unbaked pie shell (see About Pie Crusts, below)

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  • 2. Combine the sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a medium- size bowl. Beat the eggs in, one by one, then add the butter in a slow stream, beating all the while.
  • 3. 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.
  • 4. Transfer the pie to a wire rack and cool to room temperature before cutting; don't fret when the filling begins to fall. This is what gives chess pies their silken texture. Cut into slim wedges and serve.

LEMON CHESS PIE FROM FARM JOURNAL



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From the Farm Journal's Complete Home Baking Book, pg 300. This recipe had more lemon juice than any other recipe I found already posted. Per the cookbook: "Old plantation favorite brought here originally from England. Its buttery-rich custard filling has a nut-brown topping."

Provided by flower7

Categories     Pie

Time 55m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
1 teaspoon cornmeal
1 teaspoon flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shells

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Using an electric mixer at high speed, beat eggs in a bowl until well blended.
  • Gradually add the sugar, beating well after each addition.
  • Add the lemon juice, melted butter, cornmeal, flour, and salt.
  • Beat well, using electric mixer at low speed.
  • Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake 40 minutes or until top is browned. Do not overbake. Cool on a rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 600.5, Fat 28.5, SaturatedFat 13.2, Cholesterol 164.7, Sodium 387.7, Carbohydrate 82.6, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 67.2, Protein 6.3

LEMON MOLASSES CHESS PIE



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Yield Serves 8 to 10

Number Of Ingredients 11

pastry dough
pie weights or raw rice for weighting shell
2 lemons
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
1/8 teaspoon salt
Accompaniment: lightly sweetened whipped cream

Steps:

  • On a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin roll out dough 1/8 inch thick (about a 12-inch round). Fit dough into a 9-inch (1-quart) glass pie plate and trim edge. Crimp edge of shell decoratively and with a fork prick bottom of shell in several places. Chill shell 30 minutes, or until firm.
  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Line shell with foil and fill with pie weights or raw rice. Bake shell in middle of oven 25 minutes. Transfer shell to a rack and carefully remove weights or rice and foil. Cool shell.
  • Increase temperature to 450°F. Finely grate enough zest from lemons to measure 1 tablespoon and squeeze enough juice from lemons to measure 3 tablespoons. Melt butter and cool. In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together eggs and sugar until thick and pale and on medium speed beat in butter, zest, lemon juice, and all remaining ingredients until combined. (Custard will be thin.) Pour custard into shell.
  • Put pie in middle of oven and reduce temperature to 325°F. Bake pie until just set in center, 35 to 40 minutes, and cool completely on rack. Pie may be made 6 hours ahead and kept, uncovered, at cool room temperature.
  • Serve pie at room temperature with whipped cream.

Tips:

  • Use fresh lemons for the best flavor. If you don't have fresh lemons, you can use bottled lemon juice, but the flavor will not be as good.
  • Grate the lemon zest finely. This will help to release the lemon's flavor into the pie.
  • Use a food processor or blender to make the pie filling. This will help to create a smooth and creamy filling.
  • Do not overmix the pie filling. Overmixing will make the filling tough.
  • Bake the pie in a preheated oven. This will help to ensure that the pie cooks evenly.
  • Let the pie cool completely before serving. This will help to prevent the pie from falling apart.

Conclusion:

Lemon chess pie is a classic Southern dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and always a hit with everyone who tries it. With its sweet and tangy filling and flaky crust, lemon chess pie is sure to become a favorite in your home.

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