Friday, June 11, 2010

Chess Pie

Pie Crust
2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup Crisco
1 egg
1/4 cup cold water
1 Tblsp. distilled vinegar

Mix flour and salt. Cut in Crisco.
Mix egg,water, and vinegar. Roll into pie crust.

Filling
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 Tblsp. cornmeal
1/2 cup melted butter
1 Tblsp. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs beaten

Combine filling ingredients. Stir in eggs and mix thoroughly. Pour into pie shell.
Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes. Yield one 8=inch pie.

I have made this pie for years! Delicious!