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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 ...

While other parts of the South may not be as familiar, the Cajun Custard Pie is a longstanding tradition in the Bayou State. Also known as "tarte à la bouillie," the pie's creamy vanilla custard ...

A chess pie is a welcome dessert at any function, but you could be making them even tastier with this delicious twist that is ...

My grandmother had at least ten handwritten recipes in her recipe book for chess pie, some dating back to 1927. On one of them she wrote in her notes to the side, “For a really rich pie, eliminate the ...

Susan Crandall is an award-winning women's fiction, suspense, romance and mystery author. Her first book, Back Roads, won the RITA award for best first book, as well as two National Reader's Choice ...

• 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 ...