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.