In this post, we will guide you step by step on how to bake a sweet and creamy Chess Pie at home. It’s easier than you think!
Ingredients
- 1 stick margarine
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. meal
- 1 Tbsp. vinegar
- 4 eggs (add one at a time)
- dash of salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Baking Instructions
- Mix ingredients in order given.
- Bake at 300° to 325° for 30 minutes or until firm.
Calorie: 450
Total cooking time:45 minutes
Difficulty level: Easy
The Great Chess Pie Conundrum
Well, here we are again, dear friends. It’s time to roll up our sleeves, raid our cupboards, and prepare for culinary battle. Today, we’re making Chess Pie. Now, before you run off screaming about how you’re no Bobby Fischer in the kitchen, let me assure you, no chess skills are required in the making of this pie. But if the queen ends up in your pie, you’ve taken a wrong turn.
The Ingredient Gathering
To begin our culinary comedy, we must first gather our ingredients. Now, where did I put that margarine? Ah, yes, sandwiched between the mayo and the pickles. And there’s the sugar, hiding behind the flour like a shy kid on the first day of school. Meal? Check! Vinegar? Check! Eggs, salt, and vanilla? Check, check, and check! It’s like a scavenger hunt in here, only the prize is a delicious pie and not a plastic medal.
The Mixing Madness
Now, the instructions say to mix the ingredients in the order given. But who am I to follow the rules? I’m a food blogger, not a chemist! So, I toss in the margarine, the sugar, the meal, and the vinegar all at once. The result: a mixture that looks suspiciously like glumpy moon sand. But fear not! In goes the eggs, one at a time, because we’re not complete anarchists here. Each egg joins the party with a satisfying *plop*, adding a bit of moisture to our lunar landscape. A dash of salt and a teaspoon of vanilla later, and we’re in business.
The Baking Bonanza
Now comes the part where we trust in the magic of the oven. We’re going to bake this concoction at 300° to 325° for about 30 minutes, or until it appears to have transformed from a moon surface into something vaguely pie-like. This is the perfect time to kick back, sip a cup of tea, and question your life choices. Like why you decided to bake a pie in the middle of the week. Or why you haven’t yet invested in an apron that says “Master Chef”.
The Moment of Truth
After an agonizing wait, the oven timer finally rings. It’s like the bell at the end of a boxing match, only instead of two sweaty fighters, we have me and a potentially delicious pie. I carefully retrieve the pie from the oven, trying not to drop it in a comedy of errors. And would you look at that? It’s a pie! A real, honest-to-goodness, smells-like-heaven Chess Pie.
The Final Verdict
And there you have it, my friends. We’ve battled through the chaos of ingredient gathering, wrestled with the madness of mixing, experienced the anticipation of baking, and emerged victorious with a Chess Pie worthy of a king… or a queen, or a rook, or whatever your chess piece of choice may be. So, the next time you’re feeling a bit daring in the kitchen, why not try your hand at Chess Pie? Just remember, the queen does NOT go in the pie.
