Lemon Chess Pie

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

• Pie crust (homemade or store bought)
• 4 eggs + 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 tbsp cornmeal
• 2 tsp flour
• 1/8 tsp salt
• Confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Line a 9" pie plate with the crust.  Set aside.
2. In a stand mixer, beat the eggs for 3 minutes.  Add the sugar, mixing until it thickens and develops a pale yellow color.
3. Add in the lemon juice, butter, cornmeal, flour, and salt.  Mix well.
4. Pour into the pie crust.  Bake at 350°F for 40-50 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
5. Cool on a wire rack for an hour.
6. Refrigerate for at least three hours.
7. Line with 3-4 strips of wax paper.  Dust with confectioners' sugar and then carefully remove the wax paper, leaving behind white bands.
8. Serve cold.

Adapted from Taste of Home.