Lemon Chess Pie Recipe

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Lemon Chess Pie
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Ingredients
6
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Nutrition
493
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  2. 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. 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. 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.
  5. About Pie Crusts
  6. If you still make your own pastry, good for you. Many people are too busy to do so today and I occasionally plead guilty myself. Some frozen pie crusts are excellent; find a brand that you like and stick with it.
  7. Note: If you use a frozen pie shell, choose a deep-dish one and recrimp the crust to make a high, fluted edge. This will minimize spillovers, which so often happen with pies. Recrimping is easy: Simply move around the edge of the crust making a zigzag pattern by pinching the dough between the thumb of one hand and the index finger and thumb of the other. Takes less than a minute. Also, before you fill the pie shell, set it—still in its flimsy aluminum tin—inside a standard 9-inch pie pan; this is for added support.
  8. To avoid spillovers, I slide the pie onto a heavy-duty rimmed baking sheet, preheated along with the oven to ensure that the bottom crust will be as crisp as possible.
  9. From the book A Love Affair with Southern Cooking: Recipes and Recollections by Jean Anderson. Copyright © 2007 Jean Anderson. Reprinted by permission of William Morrow Cookbooks, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 492.87 Kcal (2064 kJ)
Calories from fat 214.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.87g 37%
Cholesterol 136.38mg 45%
Sodium 331.48mg 14%
Potassium 210.35mg 4%
Total Carbs 66.25g 22%
Sugars 29.95g 120%
Dietary Fiber 1.32g 5%
Protein 6.79g 14%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 1.9mg 11%
Calcium 30.5mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 253.1 Kcal (1060 kJ)
Calories from fat 110.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.26g 37%
Cholesterol 70.03mg 45%
Sodium 170.22mg 14%
Potassium 108.02mg 4%
Total Carbs 34.02g 22%
Sugars 15.38g 120%
Dietary Fiber 0.68g 5%
Protein 3.49g 14%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 2%
Iron 1mg 11%
Calcium 15.7mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.6
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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