Mama’s Chess Pie
By Paula Deen
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Difficulty: Medium
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Servings: 15
Ingredients
- 3 sticks divided, 1 for crust, 2 for filling butter
- 2 cups sifted cake flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 to 6 tablespoons ice water
- 2 cups sugar
- 7 beaten egg yolks
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal
Directions
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.
