Mom's Chess Pie

Recipe Rating:	28 Ratings4
Category:	Pies
Collections:	Thanksgiving Table, Butter is Better!
Prep Time:	20 Min
Cook Time:	45 Min

Ingredients

1 Tbsp	cornmeal
1 1/4 c	sugar
2 Tbsp	flour
3	eggs
1 stk	butter
1 Tbsp	vanilla
1 Tbsp	white vinegar
1	regular pie shell

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Erin Latch

Well Seasoned

savannah, TN (pop. 6,982)

erinlatch

Member Since May 2010

Erin's Notes:

My mom passed this recipe on to me years ago. Everyone loves her chess pies!

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

What a lovely recipe! Perfectly sweet, smooth and creamy... What's not to love??

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.

Melt butter in microwave.

Mix cornmeal, sugar and flour.

Add eggs and butter. Cream throughly.

Mix in vanilla and vinegar. Pour into pie shell and bake for 45 minutes.

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vicky hunt rachaelsmom

Sep 12, 2010

I adore this pis..My Grandmother Taylor made this for me soooo much when I was little..

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Avery... TexAvery

Oct 12, 2010

My mother used to make this very same pie. After her Brown Sugar Pie, it was our favorite. I've not had this version of chess pie since she died over 30 years ago. I will have to make it soon. Thanks for posting.

Diann Wilkins diannw

Oct 16, 2010

I'm mom! Erin makes this pit better than I do. It's a great pie. You will usually have all the ingredience in the kitchen. Thanks Erin for sharing it with others.

Brenda Crafton idothecookin

Nov 9, 2010

I love chess pie! Anybody know where it originated? Back in the western days women cooked with what they had on hand. As mentioned, the ingredients are pretty much staples in the kitchen. One day the husband came home and asked as he came in, "What's for supper"? The wife told him. Then he asked, "What kind of pie is that"? Wife said, "Jest pie". In later years it became known as "Chess Pie"!
Really, this is the truth! Just a little something I remember reading in one of Louis Lamour's western books.

Marieta Chong MarsVenus

Nov 13, 2010

Hi Erin, I'm going to try baking your pie tomorrow but since I only have wheat flour for now, I was wondering whether you've ever used wheat flour on this recipe vs the regular flour. Thank you for sharing! This recipe sounds delish!

Marieta Chong MarsVenus

Nov 14, 2010

My pie turned out great w/ 1 tbsp of wheat flour! This is what I have for now & I'm glad it turned out great. I like the thin toasty crust on top & I used a graham cracker crust so the cream made a perfect blend & gave the perfect crunch! Thanks again for sharing :)