Mamas Chess Pie Food

CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine filling ingredients in mixing bowl; beat on high speed 3 to 5 minutes or until very well mixed.
• Pour into pastry shell.
• Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and firm.
• Cool before serving.

MAMA'S CHESS PIE

Steps:

• 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.
• Makes 1 (9) pie.

MAMA'S CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Crust:
• Cut 1 stick butter into flour and salt. Slowly add ice water. Knead dough and roll out on dough board, or press into bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
• Filling:
• Preheat oven to 350 °F. Cream 2 sticks butter and sugar; add egg yolks, vanilla and cream. Gently blend in cornmeal. Pour into chess pie pastry. Bake until light brown on top, about 35 to 45 minutes.

CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream the butter and sugar. Add yolks, vanilla, and cream. Fold in cornmeal. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake 35 to 40 minutes. Filling should be firm, but not too crisp.
• Put the flour, butter, and salt into the bowl of a food processor. Pulse this mixture until butter resembles small pebbles. Transfer to large bowl and add ice water and mix.
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Using the palm of your hand, flatten the dough against the cutting board; mixing the flour, water, and butter. Butter pieces should be visible. Press into plastic wrap and shape into disc. Chill for at least 1/2 hour before rolling out to line a 9-inch pie tin.
• Yield: 8 to 10 servings

CHESS PIE

Steps:

• For the pie: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the blind-baked pie shell on a rimmed sheet pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar and eggs until combined. Add the butter, milk, flour, cornmeal, vinegar, vanilla and salt. Whisk until well blended.
• Pour the filling into the prepared pie shell and bake until the center of the custard is just set and the edges are slightly puffy, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool completely
• For the whipped cream: Beat the cream with the confectioners' sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form. Chill until ready to serve.
• Slice the pie and serve with a dollop of whipped cream.

ALMA HULL'S CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Mix first seven ingredients, add egg yolks, mix well. Add milk and stir. Let stand 30 minutes. Pour into unbaked pastry shell and bake at 350 degrees about 40 minutes or until firm.

MAMA'S DERBY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Press crust into a 9-inch pie plate to form a shell.
• Mix sugar, butter, flour, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans. Pour into the pie shell.
• Bake pie in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool until center is firm before slicing, about 30 minutes.

MAMA DICKEY'S CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Mix eggs until blended.
• Add sugar and mix until creamed.
• Add melted butter, vanilla, vinegar, nutmeg and corn meal and mix well.
• Pour into 8" pie shell.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50 Minutes.

OLD FASHION CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar, vanilla together.
• Add eggs, cornmeal, evaporated milk, and stir together well.
• Add vinegar.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Bake at 425 degrees F for 10 minutes then reduce heat to 300 degrees F for 40 minutes.
• Let cool.
• Cut and top with whipped cream.

MAPLE CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Press the pie crust into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch deep dish pie plate.
• In a medium bowl, beat the butter, sugar, and eggs until light and fluffy. Stir in the cornmeal, vinegar, and maple extract until well blended. Fold in pecans so they are evenly distributed. Pour into the unbaked pie crust.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 30 additional minutes, or until the top of the pie is golden brown, and the filling is set. When removing the pie from the oven, give it a gentle shake. If there is no movement, the pie is set. The pie will thicken and shrink slightly upon cooling.