Name: Chess Pie
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 3 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind; 1 teaspoon grated orange rind; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 9" pastry shell, uncooked, or 6 individual tart shells, uncooked

For some reason this delicious sweet is almost unknown today.

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 6

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

3 egg yolks

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

1 teaspoon grated orange rind

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons lemon juice

9" pastry shell, uncooked, or 6 individual tart shells, uncooked

Preparation

Step 1
Cream the butter and sugar and add the egg yolks one at a time. Beat thoroughly after each addition. Blend in the grated lemon rinds, the salt and the lemon juice. Fill the pie or tart shells and bake in a 350°F. oven for 25-30 minutes.
Step 2
NOTE: Chess pies are really best made as individual tarts.

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