CHESS PIE

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This is a very old Southern recipe. It's a very sweet, rich pie which cannot be described as anything but marvelous. This is not my personal recipe but was passed to me by my grandmother and from her grandmother and so on and so forth.

Provided by T. Knecht

Categories Desserts Pies Vintage Pie Recipes Chess Pie Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Ingredients

½ cup butter
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
1 tablespoon cornmeal
¼ cup evaporated milk
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shell

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
In a large bowl, mix the butter, sugar and vanilla together. Mix in the eggs, then stir in the cornmeal, evaporated milk and vinegar until smooth.
Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 40 minutes. Let cool. Cut and top servings with whipped cream. You will think you have died and gone to heaven.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 460.3 calories, Carbohydrate 62 g, Cholesterol 125.8 mg, Fat 22.1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 242.3 mg, Sugar 51.1 g