Old Fashioned Chess Pie Recipes

CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Add brown sugar to melted butter and whisk until smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients to the brown sugar and whisk until smooth.
• Pour into 9-inch pie crust. Bake 45-50 minutes until pie is set and doesn't jiggle.

OLD FASHIONED CHESS PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, add in the butter, sugar and vanilla together.
• Mix the ingredients until well combined.
• Add in the eggs, cornmeal, milk, and vinegar.
• Mix the ingredients until well combined.
• Place the pie crust in the 9 inch pie pan.
• Pour in the pie filling.
• Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
• Let cool for about 45 minutes.
• Serve & enjoy.

OLD FASHIONED CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400.
• Line a 9 inch pie plate with crust and crimp the edges. (Or if using the frozen pie crust that is already in a pie pan - just thaw).
• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla and almond - mix well using a whisk.
• Melt the butter in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl and allow to cool.
• If adding the butter while still hot - then temper the egg mix by pouring a small amount of the butter into the egg mix while whisking. Whisk for a minute and then add more. Whisk again and keep repeating until fully incorporated.
• Place the pie on the middle rack in the oven at 400 and bake for 10 minutes then lower the heat to 350 and bake for another 30 - 35 minutes.
• The pie is done when golden brown on top and when the pie wiggles only a little when you bump it from the side of the pan.
• Place the pie on a cooling rack and allow it to completely cool before serving.

OLD-FASHIONED CHESS PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and egg. Add cornmeal and flour until well blended. Beat in milk and vanilla (do not over beat). Pour into the pastry shell. , Bake at 325° for 55-65 minutes or until the filling is almost set. Cool on a wire rack. , For topping, heat 1/2 cup sugar in a small heavy saucepan over low heat without stirring until partially melted, about 5 minutes. Cook and stir with a metal spoon until syrup is completely melted and golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in the milk, butter and remaining sugar (mixture will be lumpy). Cook over medium heat, stirring until a candy thermometer reads 234° (soft-ball stage). Remove from the heat. , Pour into a small bowl without stirring. Cool, without stirring, to 190°. Beat on high speed until mixture turns light brown and creamy and a candy thermometer reads 130°-137°, about 5 minutes. Immediately spread over pie. Store in the refrigerator.

BUTTERMILK CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
• In a large bowl, combine sugar and flour. Beat in the eggs and buttermilk until blended. Stir in the melted butter and vanilla. Pour filling into the pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is set, about 45 minutes.