Chess Pie Tart Recipes

CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix the butter, sugar and vanilla together. Mix in the eggs, then stir in the cornmeal, evaporated milk and vinegar until smooth.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 40 minutes. Let cool. Cut and top servings with whipped cream. You will think you have died and gone to heaven.

CHESS PIE TART

Steps:

• Start by leaving all ingredients to be used for the filling out on the counter to come to room temperature.
• To prepare the crust, put flour, sugar and salt in a small bowl and mix thoroughly with a whisk. Then transfer to a food processor fitted with the dough blade.
• Cube the cold butter and add to the flour mixture. Pulse several times until butter is about pea size and mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Drizzle cold water over the dough mixture, and pulse until the dough starts to pull together. Be mindful not to overmix, you still want chunks of butter in the dough to create a flaky crust.
• Turn the dough out on the counter or cutting board and shape into a disk. Wrap in plastic and rest in the refrigerator for an hour.
• Take pie dough out of the fridge and roll into a circle about 2" larger than your pan. Use extra flour to keep dough from sticking to the counter and roller.
• Carefully place the dough over the tart pan, lightly press the dough into the bottom and side of the tart pan, let the excess dough hang over the side.
• Press the rolling pin along the edge of the pan to take off the excess dough.
• Cover the prepared dough with plastic wrap and freeze for 10 - 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• Take the frozen crust out of the freezer and poke holes with a fork on the bottom and side.
• Line the frozen crust with parchment paper, large enough to cover the crust completely.
• Add pie weights or dry bean on top of the parchment paper, enough to fill to the top.
• Par-bake crust for 20 minutes.
• Remove pie weights or bean, and bake for another 5 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• To prepare the filling, beat soften butter with sugar and salt until completely combined.
• Whisk together egg, cream, and vanilla in a small bowl.
• Add egg mixture to butter mixture and beat to combine. Stop and scrape the side a few times to make sure all the butter is completely incorporated.
• Beat 1 tablespoon of flour into the custard mixture until combined.
• Pour the prepared custard mixture into the par-baked crust.
• Cover the edge of the crust with foil.
• Bake tart for 45 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake for another 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool complete on a wire rack.

CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the piecrust into a 12-inch circle. Transfer to a 9-inch pie plate (no more than 1 ¼" deep). Tuck the edges under and crimp as desired. Freeze for 20 minutes. Prick the bottom of the crust 8-10 times, all over, with a fork.
• Line the frozen piecrust with parchment paper and fill with pie weights. Place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes just until the edges of the crust are dry. Carefully remove the paper with weights. Return to the oven for 3-5 minutes until the bottom of the crust is dry and the edges just start to turn light brown. Let cool slightly. Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F.
• Place the melted butter and sugar in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Whisk in the eggs, then the cornmeal and flour. Add the milk, lemon juice, vanilla extract and pinch of salt and mix to combine.
• Carefully pour the filling into the crust. Bake for 45-50 minutes, until the edges and center of pie are set completely. (Tent the pie with foil towards the end if either the crust or surface of the pie look darker than golden brown). Let the pie cool completely, about 2 hours. Garnish with a sprinkle of powdered sugar, if desired.

LEMON CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Unroll crust on a lightly floured surface. Transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edge., In a large bowl, beat eggs for 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar; beat until mixture becomes thick and lemon-colored, 2 minutes. Beat in the lemon juice, butter, cornmeal, flour and salt. , Pour into pastry crust. Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate before serving, 3 hours.

LEMON CHESS TART

Steps:

• Mix almond meal and powdered sugar in processor to fine powder, about 10 seconds.
• Transfer to bowl of electric mixer and add butter; beat until light.
• Blend in eggs, lemon juice and salt.
• Beat in flour all at once until just combined;do not overmix.
• Gather dough into a ball and wrap in plastic.
• Refrigerate at least 3 hours.
• Roll dough out on generously floured surface into 11 1/2-inch circle 1/8 inch thick. (Keep surface and rolling pin well floured to prevent sticking.).
• Fit dough into 10-inch tart pan;trim edges.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Brush shiny side of 11 1/2-inch foil circle lightly with melted butter.
• Fit buttered side down into shell.
• Fill shell with dried beans or pie weights.
• Bake until dough is set, 15 to 20 minutes;remove foil and weights.
• Continue baking shell until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• Stir cream into cornmeal in small bowl.
• Cream butter and sugar in bowl of electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, and continue beating until light.
• Blend in cornmeal mixture, lemon peel, juice and extract.
• Spoon filling into shell almost to rim; do not overfill.
• Bake tart until custard is set, about 30 minutes. (If edges brown to quickly, cover with strips of foil.).
• Cool on rack.
• Just before serving, dust lightly with powdered sugar.
• Garnish with whipped cream and berries, if desired.

CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar and add the egg yolks one at a time. Beat thoroughly after each addition. Blend in the grated lemon rinds, the salt and the lemon juice. Fill the pie or tart shells and bake in a 350°F. oven for 25-30 minutes.
• NOTE: Chess pies are really best made as individual tarts.

PECAN PIE TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Grease 30 tart tins or muffin cups and set aside.
• To Make Crust: In a medium mixing bowl cream together cream cheese and 1 cup butter until light and fluffy. Blend in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, forming a smooth dough. Roll into 30 equal balls and press one into each greased tin so it lines the bottom and sides, like a pie crust.
• To Make Filling: In a medium mixing bowl cream together 1/4 cup butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla until thoroughly blended. Stir in pecans. Fill each lined tin half full. Mixture will rise as it bakes.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until lightly browned. Let cool in tins, then use the end of a table knife to flip each tart out of its tin.