Real southern chess pie
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8-inch pastry shell -- | |
| Unbaked | ||
| 1 | cup | Packed brown sugar |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Flour |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Milk |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ½ | cup | Margarine -- melted |
| 1 | cup | Pecan halves |
Directions
Mix the sugars and flour. Thoroughly beat in the eggs, milk, vanilla and margarine. (Don't use soft margarine.) Fold in the nuts. Halves are traditional but you can use chopped pecans. Pour into an unbaked pie crust and bake in preheated 375-degree oven for 40-50 minutes.
Best served slightly warm with whipped cream.
Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill