Crack or Chess Pie

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Southern food. Try making Crack or Chess Pie at home. This dessert has 474 calories, 6g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 20 and costs 93 cents per serving. 1768 people were impressed by this recipe. It is brought to you by Your Homebased Mom. If you have vanilla, salt, cookie, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 27%, which is not so excellent. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Lemon Chess Pie with Coconut Oil Pie Crust, Blackberry Lemon Chess Pie with Honey Jumbleberry Sauce. How I won the SF Food Wars – Pie or Die Competition, and Crack Pie.

Servings: 20

 

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Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 375 degreesIn a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt - yes I sifted it!In your mixer using the paddle attachment beat the butter, brown sugar and sugar until light and fluffy Whisk the egg into the butter mixture until fluffy and incorporated With the mixture running, beat in the flour mixture a little at a time until totally combined Stir in the oatmeal until well incorporatedSpread the mixture into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan and bake until golden brown and set, about 20 minutes Remove from oven and cool on rack Crumble the cooked cookie to use in the crustCombine the crumbled cookie, butter, brown sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse until evenly combined and blended ( a little of the mixture will clump together between your fingers and hold together) Divide the crust between the two 10 inch pie pans Press the crust into each shell to form a thin even layer along the bottom and sides of the tins Don't worry about making it beautiful - it is going to taste beautiful!Preheat oven to 350 degrees.In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, brown sugar, salt and powdered milk Whisk in the melted butter then whisk in the cream and vanilla Gently whisk in the egg yolks, being careful not to add too much airDivide the filling evenly between 2 pie shellsBake the pies one at a time for 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 325 degrees and bake until the filling is slightly jiggly and golden brown (similar to a pecan pie) about 10 minutes or 15 minutes if using a 9 inch pie pan Remove pie from oven and cool on rackRefrigerate the cooled pies until well chilled Dust with powdered sugar

 

Step by step:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt - yes I sifted it!In your mixer using the paddle attachment beat the butter, brown sugar and sugar until light and fluffy

3. Whisk the egg into the butter mixture until fluffy and incorporated With the mixture running, beat in the flour mixture a little at a time until totally combined Stir in the oatmeal until well incorporated

4. Spread the mixture into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan and bake until golden brown and set, about 20 minutes

5. Remove from oven and cool on rack Crumble the cooked cookie to use in the crust

6. Combine the crumbled cookie, butter, brown sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse until evenly combined and blended ( a little of the mixture will clump together between your fingers and hold together) Divide the crust between the two 10 inch pie pans Press the crust into each shell to form a thin even layer along the bottom and sides of the tins Don't worry about making it beautiful - it is going to taste beautiful!Preheat oven to 350 degrees.In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, brown sugar, salt and powdered milk

7. Whisk in the melted butter then whisk in the cream and vanilla Gently whisk in the egg yolks, being careful not to add too much air

8. Divide the filling evenly between 2 pie shells

9. Bake the pies one at a time for 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 325 degrees and bake until the filling is slightly jiggly and golden brown (similar to a pecan pie) about 10 minutes or 15 minutes if using a 9 inch pie pan

10. Remove pie from oven and cool on rack

11. Refrigerate the cooled pies until well chilled Dust with powdered sugar

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