Lunch: Mama's Chess Pie

Chess pie is a classic Southern dessert with eggs, butter, sugar and cornmeal.

Ingredients

3 sticks butter, divided, 1 for crust, 2 for filling
2 cups cake flour, sifted
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 to 6 tablespoons ice water
2 cups sugar
7 egg yolks, beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons cornmeal

Instructions

Cut 1 stick butter into flour and salt. Slowly add ice water. Knead dough and roll out on dough board, or press into bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.

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