LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Hundreds of pies will go out the door at the Midway Bakery on Wednesday as families prepare for their Thanksgiving celebrations. Chef Ouita Michel says her team has been working around the clock to meet the holiday demand.

Michel says each pie from the Midway Bakery is made entirely from scratch with recipes that have stood the test of time.

"We use all shell eggs here, we use all real butter, we don't use any mixes, we don't use any frozen products, we make all of our pie shells by hand, we make everything really the way my mother and grandmother made it," Michel said. "A lot of our recipes either came from my family or someone here in town."

One of the most popular choices this week is chess pie, a classic Southern-style dessert. In all, Michel estimates empl

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