Chess Pie is a dessert that's characteristic of Southern cuisine. Recipes vary but are generally similar in that they call for the preparation of a single crust and a filling composed of eggs, butter, ...

If you are looking for a simple pie to add to a special meal, might I suggest this gluten-free buttermilk chess pie? Chess pies are as old as America. Martha Washington had a chess pie recipe which ...

It’s the dead of winter, so it seems like a good time to discuss “desperation pie.” That’s a term I learned about earlier this year as I perused the fetching new “The Hoosier Mama Book of Pie: Recipes ...

Inspired by the Pilot’s dream team of bread bakers, features editor Jim Haag set out to win his own blue ribbon at the State Fair of Virginia. He chose lemon chess pie, one of the less competitive ...

Chess pie is a classic Southern custard pie — known for a few distinct ingredients, all of which contribute to the beloved filling’s final texture. Chess pie recipes commonly use cornmeal as a ...

When Sara Foster was growing up in Tennessee, Sunday lunches meant two things: gathering around the dining room table in her granny Foster’s kitchen and homemade pie. Over the last two decades, Foster ...

• Lucy Wiley e-mailed seeking a recipe for chess pie, a classic Southern dessert that is traditionally thickened with fine cornmeal. Several readers responded. I tested two recipes. Ann Criswell, the ...

The Buttermilk Chess Pie at Husk. Sugar, eggs, flour and butter. Just four ingredients make up a traditional chess pie, yet there are thousands of recipes and variations. Lisa Donovan is the pastry ...

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With a name like chess pie, one would think it got its name from some connection to the game, but the origins of this dessert ...