Mama's Chess Pie

Submitted by Helen Berry

"My Mama used to make the best chess pies and this is the recipe she used. It is one of the best I have found."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 3 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup melted margarine
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄4 cup milk

directions

1. Combine sugar, corn meal, and flour. Melt the margarine and add to the sugar mixture. Cream well. Add eggs, one at a time and beat thoroughly after each. Add vinegar, vanilla, and milk. Beat thoroughly. Pour into unbaked pastry shell and bake in a 400 deg. oven for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 325 deg. and continue baking 30 to 45 minutes or until set.
2. Makes 1 (9) pie.

Reviews

[alvinakatz]

I'd never eaten chess pie before but had heard about it. I decided that this was the perfect pie to bake for Pi Day, what with the slightly geeky name and the odd ingredients. It's a nice pie. It has the ability to sometimes taste sweet and sometimes taste sour. I found that I liked it more the second day. I can easily see this being served in the shape of a bar cookie, only with pie crust. I like the cornmeal in the recipe. That adds to the flavor and texture.