Sweet Tea Pie

Ingredients

• 1.5 teaspoons cornmeal 
• 6 ounces cream cheese softened
• 8 large egg yolks 
• 1 tablespoon juice of lemon fresh
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest grated
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 2 cups sugar 
• 0.8 cup strong steeped orange pekoe tea cooled
• 2 tablespoons unbleached flour all-purpose
• 2.5 cups unbleached flour all-purpose
• 1 cup butter unsalted softened (2 sticks)

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• wire rack
• hand mixer
• spatula
• pie form

Directions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
3. For the crust: In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter until well combined.
4. Add the flour and mix until the dough forms a ball. Pat the dough into a 9-inch pie pan. Chill until ready to use.
5. For the filling: In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar at medium speed until light.
6. Add the yolks 1 at a time, beating at low speed until well incorporated. Slowly add the tea.
7. Add lemon zest and lemon juice. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
8. Add the flour, cornmeal, and salt and mix well.
9. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust.
10. Bake until set, about 45 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack, and then chill for 2 hours before serving.