Chess Pie
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Chess pie is one of the most traditional Southern pies in the United States. It consists mainly in a baked creamy filling, perfumed with vanilla.
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Ingredients
For the dough
- 14 tablespoons butter cut into cubes, cold, salted
- 3 cups flour
- 3 tablespoons water more or less, cold
- pie weights for baking
- dry beans for baking
For the filling
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1¼ cup caster sugar
- 3 teaspoons cornmeal
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ cup butter melted
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 egg beaten
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 4 tablespoons milk
For the decor
- icing sugar
Equipment
- Stand mixer
Instructions
Dough
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, with the flat beater, mix the cold salted butter and the flour to obtain a shortbread effect.
- Add the cold water (3 to 5 tablespoons), until the mixture starts to become homogeneous.
- Wrap the dough with plastic wrap.
- Let it sit in the refrigerator for 45 minutes.
- Roll the dough and spread it in a tart pan, preferably with a removable bottom, about 10 inches (25 cm) in diameter.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C).
- Cover the dough with parchment paper. Place dry beans all over the surface and bake for 10 minutes
- Remove the parchment paper and the dry beans and bake for 5 more minutes. The dough should be lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Lower the oven temperature to 340 F (175 C) for the second part of the baking.
Decor
- Using a whisk, mix all the ingredients in a large bowl.
- Pour the mixture over the dough.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Sprinkle icing sugar on top of the tart before serving.
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