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Mama’s Chess Pie

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 6 to 8

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
2 cups sifted cake flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 to 6 tablespoons ice water

Flling

1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
2 cups sugar
7 egg yolks, beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons cornmeal

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Cut butter into dry ingredients. Slowly add ice water. Knead dough and roll out on dough board, or press into bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.

  2. Filling

    Step 2

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream 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.

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