Pineapple Chess Pie

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal
• 4 eggs
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple in heavy syrup
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Mix the white sugar, corn meal, eggs, melted butter or margarine, lemon juice and the undrained crushed pineapple mixed with enough milk to make 3/4 cup. Do not over beat. Pour filling into one 9 inch unbaked pie shell.

Bake pie at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking until set and golden. This should take about 40 minutes. Serve pie at room temperature.