Lemon Chess Pie

When Michael and I were on vacation about 6 years ago, we went in a bookstore just to stroll around. Naturally, he went one way and I went another. I made a beeline to the dessert section and found this very interesting book called “Sweety Pies”. From the moment I opened this book, I knew it was for me. I am not a pie maker. For some reason, my pies don’t turn out, but after reading this book; I knew I had to try to perfect my pies. Michael and I read this whole book together on the plane back home. We loved every recipe.

This is such a lovely book with a wonderful story for every pie made. After sitting on my shelf for all this time, I decided to try my hand at a pie. Michael and I chose “Frida’s Lemon Chess Pie.” I didn’t have time to make my own piecrust so I just bought one. There are piecrusts out there made by Mrs. Smith. This frozen piecrust is beautiful and not like the ones that are just wrapped in plastic and cracked.

This is a pretty simple pie to make. The only trouble I had was, not knowing when the pie was actually done. I took it out when I thought it was done, but put it back in for another 10 minutes. The center stays softer than the edges. I decided to refrigerate the pie overnight to set. I just tried it this morning and it was delicious. It is very soft in the center, but apparently that’s the way it’s supposed to be.

This pie is just one big Lemon Square. My daughter loves lemon squares and I know she will love this. When slicing and serving this pie, sprinkle some powdered sugar on top to decorate it.

This recipe comes from a cookbook named, “Sweetie Pies” and is on page 74. This book is written by Patty Pinner. If you love lemon, you will love this pie. I can’t wait to try her other recipes.