dessert recipes

Buttermilk Chess Pie


pies

1 3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoon flour; all-purpose
1/4 cup cornmeal
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup buttermilk
5 egg; lightly beaten;
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup margarine; melted butter or
1 pastry crust; unbaked;9-inch

Combine sugar, flour, cornmeal and salt in a large bowl; add buttermilk and eggs, stirring until blended. Stir in vanilla and margarine, and pour into unbaked pastry shell. Bake at 350 F for 40-45 minutes or until set. Check for doneness after the minimum baking time by gently shaking the pie. The center should be set with a slight jiggle. Cool on a wire rack approximately 1 hour. Yield: 1 9-inch pie.