Furrs Cafeteria Butter Chess Pie Clone

Submitted by Steve P.

"A rich buttery and decadent dessert made famous at Furrs Cafateria in Texas. While the original is a trade secret, a former employee of Furrs experimented after watching the chef make it. she says this came close enogh to the original for her. Since she worked there and had this almost every day i'll take her word for it. Enjoy :)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 1 9 inch pie
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 egg white
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Cream butter and sugar as if for cake.
2. Add egg yokes and the one white and beat untill foamy; add water and vanilla, again beating until well mixed.
3. Pour this into a 9 inch unbaked pie shell and bake at 350 for anywhere from 35 to 1 hour. Test with clean knife. When it comes out clean(no custard clinging to it), the pie is done.

Reviews

[Melissa J.]

Great taste. However it was TERRIBLY greasy. I think the cornmeal flour and buttermilk from other recipes tends to absorb some of the butter and make it a more enjoyable desert.

 

[Mochahontas1984]

This pie did not taste like any Furr's I've been to here in Dallas. I did not enjoy this pie.

 

[beckylee1964]

The best pie and so easy to make!! love it!!

 

[lauren losefast]

very, very good, and very, very easy. I was actually kind of mad because people preferred it to my "fancier" butterscotch meringue pie when I made both for family event. I know which one I'll be making more often... if I had any eggs right now, I would be having this pie for my breakfast. I also appreciated that unlike most chess pies, this one does not require any cornmeal product, as I never have any cornmeal in my kitchen. For the record, mine was done in 45 minutes.