Lemon Chess Pie
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 1/4 cup plus 1/2 tablespoon chilled solid vegetable shortening
- 3 tablespoons ice water
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon white cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- In a food processor, pulse the flour with the sugar and salt until combined.
- Add the butter and shortening and pulse just until the butter is the size of small peas.
- Sprinkle the ice water over the mixture and pulse 4 or 5 times, until the pastry just comes together.
- Turn the pastry out onto a floured work surface and pat it into a disk.
- Wrap in plastic and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- On a floured work surface, roll out the pastry to a 14-inch round.
- Roll the pastry around the rolling pin and unroll it over a 9-inch pie plate; ease the pastry into the plate without stretching.
- Trim the overhanging dough to 1/2 inch and tuck it under itself; crimp the edge decoratively.
- Freeze the pie shell just until chilled, about 5 minutes.
- Line the pastry with parchment paper and pie weights or dried beans and bake for about 20 minutes, until nearly set.
- Remove the parchment paper and weights and bake the pie shell for 5 minutes longer, until set but not colored.
- In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar.
- Add all of the remaining ingredients one at a time and in order, whisking until smooth.
- Pour the filling into the warm pie shell.
- Bake for about 30 minutes, until the custard is golden and nearly set but still quite jiggly; cover the edge of the pie shell with foil halfway through baking.
- Transfer the pie to a rack to cool completely before serving.
flour, sugar, salt, butter, vegetable shortening, water, eggs, sugar, white cornmeal, flour, salt, unsalted butter, buttermilk, lemon juice, lemon, vanilla
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/lemon-chess-pie (may not work)