LEMON CHESS PIE 
Pastry for 9 inch 1 crust pie, recipe follows
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/8 tbsp. flour
1 tbsp. grated lemon peel
3 tbsp. butter, melted
3 tbsp. lemon juice
3 tbsp. milk
3 eggs

Prepare pastry. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix sugar, flour, lemon peel, butter, lemon juice, milk and eggs. Beat until smooth. Pour mixture into pastry lined pie. Bake until set at 40 minutes.

PIE CRUST:

2 c. sifted all purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
4 to 5 tbsp. cold milk
2/3 c. fat

Sift flour and salt in mixing bowl. Add fat and cut into flour with pastry blender. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of milk over flour mixture and form into a ball, that is neither sticky nor dry. Add remaining liquid as needed to use all the flour. Divide dough into halves. If time permits, chill 30 minutes before making crust. Place one ball of dough between pieces of waxed paper and roll from center out, to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Fit dough firmly into pan without stretching it.

 

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