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August 2, 2011
Chocolate Chess Pie
Traditional Cakes & Pies
Prep time:
8 minutesbaking time:
40 minutes“Grandma teased me, saying chess pie was only for people who played chess!”
Ingredients
Serves 6
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 5 tablespoons evaporated milk
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
2
Combine granulated sugar and cocoa in a large bowl and mix well. Stir in eggs.
3
Combine butter, evaporated milk, vinegar and vanilla extract in a medium bowl and mix well. dd to sugar mixture and mix well. Spoon into pie shell.
4
Bake until filling is set around edges, but center is still soft, about 40 minutes.
5
Transfer pie to a wire rack. Let stand until the center is set, about 11/2 hours.
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Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma's Secret Trick
A handful of raisins, about 1/2 cup, turned Grandma's Chocolate Chess Pie into Chocolate Osgood Pie. "Why is it called 'Osgood'?" we asked. "Because it's oh-so-good," she answered. And we couldn't argue with that.
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