Recipe by: Lisa Prince
Honey chess pie
The recipe comes from Chef Josh Habiger. Chess pie is a classic southern dessert and incorporating North Carolina honey makes it that much better. You can serve this treat with butter pecan ice cream. Recipe will make 2 regular pre-made crusts or 1 deep dish.
Servings: 8
Cook Time: Prep time: 15 minutes; Total time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Meal Type: Dessert
NC Ingredients: Honey, cornmeal, eggs
Ingredients
Directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Unroll pie crust; place inside 9-inch pie plate. Tuck the crust underneath itself so it’s flush with the edge of the pie plate. Crimp the edges decoratively. Bake crust in oven 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack.
Step 2
Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Whisk together honey, sugar, butter, cornmeal and salt in a medium bowl until well-blended. Whisk eggs and egg yolks into mixture 1 at a time. Add sour cream, and whisk until just combined. Pour mixture into pie crust, and bake for 15 minutes.
Step 3
Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Cover edges of pie crust with aluminum foil to prevent over browning. Leave oven door cracked open for 1 minute to help lower oven temperature; close oven door.
Step 4
Bake at 325 degrees until pie is almost set but still jiggles slightly in center when touched, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove pie to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
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