Apple & Lemon Chess Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 rolled unbaked pie shell (1/2 of a 15-ounce package)
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel, finely shredded
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon flaked coconut
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• whipped cream (optional)
• finely shredded lemon peel (optional)

Recipe

• 1 let pie crust stand at room temperature according to package directions. unfold and fit crust into a 9-inch pie plate; flute edges. line with a double thickness of foil. bake in a 450°f oven for 5 minutes. remove foil; bake for 5 minutes more.
• 2 meanwhile, for filling, in a medium mixing bowl beat eggs slightly with a fork until combined. stir in sugar, applesauce, lemon peel, lemon juice, butter, coconut and cinnamon. mix well.
• 3 place the partially baked pie crust on the oven rack. pour the filling into the pastry shell. cover the edge of the pie with foil. reduce oven temperature to 350°f; bake for 20 minutes. remove foil. bake for 20 to 25 minutes more or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 4 cool pie on wire rack. cover and chill to store. if desired, top each serving with whipped cream and lemon peel.