Chess Pie

I found this recipe in Gourmet Cooking with a Flair, and let’s just say this is a fun and quirky cookbook from 1961 with a penchant for basic-yet-wacky twists on classics, and introducing recipes that seem very … 1960s.

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Chess Pie

Chess Pie is a classic, Southern dessert staple!  It’s a simple, sweet, rich pie that’s nothing short of marvelous.  The Nostalgic Foodie 

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chess Pie

Servings: 6

Calories: 395kcal

Ingredients

• 1½ cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp flour
• 3 egg yolks
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pie crust

Instructions

• Using a mixer, cream the butter, sugar, flour, salt and vanilla together until smooth.
• Add the eggs one at a time, and mix until completely smooth.
• Heat the milk, almost to boiling, then add to the creamed mixture.  Mix again until smooth.
• Pour the mixture into the pie shell, and bake at 250º for an hour, or until well set.
• Serve, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 395kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 155mg | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 97mg | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1.3mg