Mamas Chess Pie
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
- 2 cups sifted cake flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 to 6 tablespoons ice water
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 7 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal
- Cut butter into dry ingredients.
- Slowly add ice water.
- Knead dough and roll out on dough board, or press into bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream butter and sugar; add egg yolks, vanilla, and cream.
- Gently blend in cornmeal.
- Pour into chess pie pastry.
- Bake until light brown on top, about 35 to 45 minutes.
butter, cake flour, salt, water, butter, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla, heavy cream, cornmeal
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mama-s-chess-pie-384880 (may not work)