This weekend, while thumbing through recipes in my new cookbooks, I saw this recipe for Orange Chess Pie and thought it would be a great way to use up my fading oranges. They had been lounging on the counter for far too long and juicing them for this pie seemed like a perfect way to keep them from being thrown out.
I had never made a Chess Pie of any kind before, but I had eaten Chess Pie many times while living in the South. I wasn't exactly sure if my kids would like it though, so I made the pie and took it to a group of friends on Sunday. Well, I shouldn't have been worried. We all loved it, and I will certainly be making this again!
Orange Chess Pie
1 stick softened butter
1 cup white sugar
3 eggs
3 Tbsp. corn meal
1 cup orange juice
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Zest of one orange
Unbaked pie crust
Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add cornmeal. Slowly add juices and zest. Pour into pie crust. Bake at 350ยบ for 45 minutes or until set.
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I had never made a Chess Pie of any kind before, but I had eaten Chess Pie many times while living in the South. I wasn't exactly sure if my kids would like it though, so I made the pie and took it to a group of friends on Sunday. Well, I shouldn't have been worried. We all loved it, and I will certainly be making this again!
Orange Chess Pie
1 stick softened butter
1 cup white sugar
3 eggs
3 Tbsp. corn meal
1 cup orange juice
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Zest of one orange
Unbaked pie crust
Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add cornmeal. Slowly add juices and zest. Pour into pie crust. Bake at 350ยบ for 45 minutes or until set.
This post has been linked to The Thrifty Home Penny Pinching Party.
Oooo...I'll have to try this one. I've never had chess pie - but heard lots about it. :)
ReplyDeleteSo yummy, let me know if you like it as much as we do!
DeleteI am using Christmas left-over clementines! UMMM!
ReplyDeleteAnd I added a tablespoon of fresh thyme!!!
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