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Texas Sweet Tea Pie
Makes one 9 inch pie
Ingredients
1
frozen pie crust
thawed
1
cup
{2 sticks}unsalted butter
softened
2
cups
Dixie Crystals sugar
1 3/4
cups
flour
3
egg yolks
1
cup
brewed tea
cooled
1
teaspoon
lemon zest
juice from 1/2 a lemon
2 1/2
teaspoons
cornmeal
1/2
teaspoon
salt
whipped cream
for topping
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Roll out pie crust and press into a 9 inch pie plate.
Crimp edges with a fork and chill until ready to bake.
Add butter and sugar to a large mixing bowl and beat until fluffy.
Add yolks one at a time and mix on low.
Now add cooled tea, lemon zest and lemon juice and mix well.
Stir in flour, salt and cornmeal until it's all combined.
Pour into pie crust and place on a baking sheet.
Bake 45-55 minutes or until crust is golden and pie is set.
You can chill until ready to serve or let sit for at least 10 minutes at room temp.
Slice and top with whipped cream.