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Southern Chess Pie — American recipe
Southern Chess Pie, photographed for the Kitchen Pantri cookbook.

Southern Chess Pie

The old-fashioned Southern pantry pie: melted butter, sugar and eggs whisked with a spoonful each of cornmeal and vinegar, poured into a par-baked crust and baked low and slow until the top forms a crackly, golden crust over a dense, silky, sweet custard. Only ten minutes of mixing.

At a glance

Cuisine
American
Category
Dessert
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Makes
1 9-inch pie
Calories
About 310 kcal per serving
Difficulty
Easy
Dietary
Vegetarian

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