Pa Pa’s Chess Pie

Ingredients

• 2 prepared 8 inch pastry shells
• 6 egg whites
• 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 3 cups white sugar
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 6 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 cup milk

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

In a large bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Set aside. In a separate bowl, cream together margarine and sugar. Mix in flour, then 1/2 cup milk. Add egg yolks, vanilla extract, and lemon extract. Mix until smooth, then stir in the remaining 1 cup milk.

Gently fold egg whites into milk mixture. Pour half of mixture into each pastry shell.

Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and bake an additional 35 to 40 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.