Wondering if any of you Southern Gals have a good recipe......

[PresidentCross]

......for Chess Pie!  Mmm!  Yum!

Last year our neighbors gave us a pie.  We didn't even know what kind it was.  But me and DH couldn't stop eating the thing.  DH kept saying it was a Pecan Pie without the pecans, LOL!  I kept telling him no one would do that and it was a bit different.  We finally found out from them that it was a Chess Pie and the guy refused to give up his Grandmother's recipe!

 

Lori
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[ZsMommy]

LOL-Will you accept a question from a former Northern gal???

What flavor bottom?? I just looked for a recipe and I'm finding chocolate,lemon,tangerine,pineapple...There's Kentucky....

[ZsMommy]

I found this with 12 Five star reviews...

Chocolate Chess Pie

Recipe #22421 | 1¼ hours | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Bev
Mar 14, 2002

Very rich, chocolaty and delicious!

SERVES 6 -8 , 1 pie (change servings and units)

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 partially 9-inch baked pie crust

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325F degrees.

2. 2

   Combine sugar, cocoa, flour, and salt.

3. 3

   Blend in milk.

4. 4

   Beat in eggs 1 at a time.

5. 5

   Add butter and vanilla, beat until smooth.

6. 6

   Pour into prebaked pie shell.

7. 7

   Bake in 325* oven for 55-60 minutes.

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And this one that sounds like what you described-pecan pie no pecans... But I'll leave the rest to the true southern gals

Old-timey Kentucky Chess Pie

Recipe #100208 | 1 hour | 5 min prep | add private note

By: LizzieBug
Sep 20, 2004

This is my Mom's famous Chess Pie. It was always one of the first to sell out at the Church bake sales. Rich and creamy and easy as can be. A dieter's nightmare - but quite the tasty treat.

SERVES 8 , 1 pie (change servings and units)

Ingredients

• 1 9" unbaked pie shell
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal
• 5 eggs
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup melted butter

Directions

1. 1

   Combine granulated sugar, light brown sugar, and corn meal.

2. 2

   Beat in eggs one at a time.

3. 3

   Stir in whipping cream, cider vinegar, vanilla extract, and melted butter.

4. 4

   Pour into unbaked pie shell.

5. 5

   Bake on middle rack at 400 F for 10 minutes.

6. 6

   Lower heat to 325 F and continue baking for 45 minutes more.

[PresidentCross]

Well Heids, I didn't even know it came in flavored varieties, LOL!

I'm thining it would be like a completely different pie because I'm having a hard time imagining the one we ate with any other flavor in it.

Like you said it was probably closer to the Kentucky one. 

[MamaDiane]

This is how my Grandmother makes it:

• 1 9 inch pie crust -- unbaked
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine -- melted
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• pinch salt
• 3/4 tablespoon vinegar

Prepare unbaked pie shell. Mix butter and sugar and simmer slowly, stirring, for 5 minutes. remove from heat and let cool slightly, stirring constantly. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add vanilla, salt and vinegar; mix well.
Pour filling into pie shell and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes; reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 20-30 minutes. Shake pie gently. It is done when the center quivers slightly. Do not try to double recipe.
Pie keeps well in the refrigerator overnight. Can freeze and reheat.