Kentucky Chess Pie Recipes

COLONEL SANDERS' KENTUCKY CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar well.
• Add other ingredients.
• Pour into unbaked crust.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Make meringue of egg whites stiffly beaten, with equal amount of sugar and small amount of nutmeg (equal amounts mean equal measure of sugar and egg whites).
• To keep meringue from weeping, beat whites until foamy, then add sugar slowly.
• Beat stiff.
• Cover filling with meringue.
• Brown in moderate oven.
• Yields one 9" pie.

OLD-TIMEY KENTUCKY CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Combine granulated sugar, light brown sugar, and corn meal.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Stir in whipping cream, cider vinegar, vanilla extract, and melted butter.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake on middle rack at 400 F for 10 minutes.
• Lower heat to 325 F and continue baking for 45 minutes more.

KENTUCKY DERBY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate.
• Beat corn syrup, white sugar, and eggs together in a bowl using an electric mixer on low speed until well blended; stir in chocolate chips, pecans, butter, bourbon, and vanilla extract. Pour mixture into the prepared pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, 45 to 50 minutes.

KENTUCKY CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Beat eggs slightly.
• Add Sugar, cornmeal, vanilla, butter and vinegar.
• Let set for 10 minutes.
• Stir gently and pour into deep dish pie shells.
• Bake at 350 for 45 to 50 minutes until pies are set.
• To keep pie crust from browning too quickly, Cover the edges of the crust with aluminum foil for the first 30 minutes.
• Enjoy.