What is Cincinnati's Favorite Pie?

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by Wilson513

Pie crust
butter
sugar
eggs
flour
milk
vanilla

If I gave grandma's recipe I'd be shunned.

I am sure you would. But I still remember my mothers Fluffo pie crusts. Light as could be and baked to a golden brown. No better apple pie was ever created. Something you just don't get today.

[Wilson513]

Originally Posted by kjbrill

I am sure you would. But I still remember my mothers Fluffo pie crusts. Light as could be and baked to a golden brown. No better apple pie was ever created. Something you just don't get today.

Combine that crust and the recipe for chess pie and I think we could really make something!

[joyeaux]

Originally Posted by CraigCreek

Chess pie is a Southern treat, with a British heritage. It consists of a piecrust shell, with a smooth filling made with lots of melted butter, beaten eggs, sugar, a pinch of salt, and perhaps lemon juice and sometimes a little lemon zest if your preference is for lemon chess pie. Delicious, either way!

After baking, chess pie is medium yellow, with a darker ring around the edge. The lemon yellow interior is smooth as silk in texture, if it's done right.

Some say that "chess" was originally "cheese", but there is no cheese in traditional chess pie.

I just had a chocolate chess pie here in Charleston, SC. Very nice though I'm not big on chocolate itself.

Lemon was the other choice and we'll try that this weekend.

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by joyeaux

I just had a chocolate chess pie here in Charleston, SC. Very nice though I'm not big on chocolate itself.

Lemon was the other choice and we'll try that this weekend.

Still trying to determine just what a chess pie is. Is it a custard? Would I be able to tell the difference between it and my mother's custard pie from years ago? I know the custard could be tailored for taste several different ways. I think mom used the same custard in the eclairs she made for desert, chocolate to lemon custard.