Drema's Southern Bakers Chess Pie
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| Categories: | Pies, Quick & Easy |
| Serves: | 8-10 |
| Prep Time: | 15 Min |
Ingredients
| 3/4 c | brown sugar, light packed |
| 3/4 c | brown sugar, dark packed |
| 1/4 c | bread flour, self-rising |
| 1/4 c | crisco shortening |
| 2 lg | eggs |
| 1 1/4 c | milk, whole or 2% |
| 1 tsp | vanilla extract flavoring |
| 1/2 tsp | salt |
| 2 tsp | cornstarch |
| 1 | 9" pie shell (your own or refrigerated brand) |
Drema Bryant
Lightly Salted
High Point, NC (pop. 104,371)
atthehopchick
Member Since Oct 2011
Drema's Notes:
This recipe is for the old fashioned Chess Pie like you purchased from your local bakery. The Chess Pie that was served to us during elementary school years in the cafeteria.
Should be creamy and the consistency of pudding unlike the varieties that seem to be Pecan Pie without the pecans.
You can make your own pie crust or use the Pillsbury Refrigerated ones.
Enjoy!
This recipe is for the old fashioned Chess Pie like you purchased from your local bakery. The Chess Pie that was served to us during elementary school years in the cafeteria.
Should be creamy and the consistency of pudding unlike the varieties that seem to be Pecan Pie without the pecans.
You can make your own pie crust or use the Pillsbury Refrigerated ones.
Enjoy!
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease, dust with flour, shake and remove excess flour from pie tin (or glass). Place prepared or packaged pie crust in tin. Press over bottom and sides with floured fingers. (I throw a dusting of flour over bottom of pie crust) Trim and flute the pie crust edges to your liking. Prick the bottom of crust. Place in oven and bake until lightly cooked (about 10 minutes). Remove and allow to cool.
Prepare filling while crust is baking. In large mixing bowl mix together the sugars, bread flour, cornstarch and salt. Mix well. Add eggs 1 at a time - beating mixture well after each addition. Gradually add milk stirring as you proceed. Add vanilla last - stirring again.
Remove pie crust and allow to cool for about 15 minutes. Pour filling into pie crust and bake approximately 30 minutes on 350 degrees or till sets up. (Do not overcook)
3 comments on "Drema's Southern Bakers Chess Pie"
Cynthia Huskins
newgourmet
Nov 27, 2011
Hi Drema! Thank you for this!!! Now, to make this CHOCOLATE chess pie, how much cocoa would I add???
Drema Bryant
atthehopchick
Nov 27, 2011
I would think about 4 teaspoons. I have a recipe for german choclate pie somehwere. Most chocolate pie recipes mention to melt the cocoa in butter for pie. Some adjustments would probably have to be made since my recipe doesn't call for cooking filling before the pie is baked. I will try to locate in the next couple of days and post. You may have to play with it but I think the cocoa would need to be melted in with some butter and then added to the pie. I just know chocolate pies are tricky anyway. We'll find a way to do it though.
Janice Beck
jannerbck
Apr 19, 2012
I have a question about the 1/4 cup of Crisco shortening. Is it just used to grease and flour the dish or does it go in the pie? Also do you know why it calls for bread flour? Would it be too different to just use self rising flour?
