Southern Lemon Chess Pie Recipe

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Southern Lemon Chess Pie
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Ingredients:

  • 1 9-inch prebaked pastry shell
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbsp cornmeal

Directions:

  1. 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.
  2. TIP: LEMON PEPPER
  3. 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.
  4. LEMON BUTTER
  5. Soft butter. Juice lemons, add shallots and parsley. Season with salt and white pepper. Mix well and form into logs for serving and freezing.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1595.71 Kcal (6681 kJ)
Calories from fat 986.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 109.56g 169%
Cholesterol 810.65mg 270%
Sodium 316.43mg 13%
Potassium 453.7mg 10%
Total Carbs 137.33g 46%
Sugars 124.41g 498%
Dietary Fiber 0.53g 2%
Protein 23.67g 47%
Vitamin C 31.4mg 52%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 3.2mg 18%
Calcium 210.9mg 21%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 287.79 Kcal (1205 kJ)
Calories from fat 177.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.76g 169%
Cholesterol 146.2mg 270%
Sodium 57.07mg 13%
Potassium 81.83mg 10%
Total Carbs 24.77g 46%
Sugars 22.44g 498%
Dietary Fiber 0.1g 2%
Protein 4.27g 47%
Vitamin C 5.7mg 52%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 38%
Iron 0.6mg 18%
Calcium 38mg 21%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 40.9
    Points
  • 45
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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