Cookbook author (and Martha's former colleague!) Virginia Willis always brings a Southern touch to her baking. Here, she takes a traditional chess pie to decadent new heights with the addition of dark chocolate chips and cocoa powder.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Yield Makes one 9-inch pie
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Crust: Pulse flour and salt in a food processor to combine. Pulse in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds. Pulse in egg yolks.
- While pulsing, add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Pulse until mixture holds together as a soft but not crumbly or sticky dough. Shape dough into a disk and wrap in plastic; refrigerate until firm and evenly moist, about 30 minutes.
- Lightly flour clean work surface and a rolling pin. Place dough in center of floured surface. Roll out dough, starting in center and rolling up to, but not over the edge. Give dough a quarter turn and continue rolling, repeating quarter turns until you have a disk about 1/8 inch thick.
- Transfer dough to a 9-inch pie dish. Gently tuck dough into pie dish, being careful not to stretch or pull dough. Let dough settle into bottom of pie dish. Take a small piece of dough and shape it into a ball. Use ball as a tool to press around bottom edges of pie dish, snugly shaping dough to pie dish without tearing it. Crimp or flute edges as desired. Prick bottom of dough all over with the tines of a fork to help prevent shrinkage during baking. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line dough with parchment, pressing it into corners and edges, then fill with dried beans, rice, or pie weights. Bake until sides are golden, 25 minutes. Remove beans and parchment; continue baking until crust is light golden-brown, 5 minutes more. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
- Filling: In a heatproof bowl set over (not in) a pan of simmering water, melt butter and chocolate. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs until smooth. Add sugar, cocoa, cornmeal, and salt; whisk well to combine. Add butter-chocolate mixture, buttermilk, and vanilla; whisk well to combine. Pour into warm crust.
- Bake until set and not wiggling, 45 minutes (cover with parchment-lined foil if pie is getting too dark during the last 15 minutes of baking). Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely, at least 2 hours.
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Mckenna Crosslin
crosslin@hotmail.comThis pie was a bit too dense for my taste, but it was still good.
Nuuro Maxamuud
m-nuuro1@gmail.comI made this pie for my family and they loved it! It was the perfect dessert for a summer gathering.
Najma Ali
najma3@yahoo.comThis is the best chocolate chess pie recipe I've ever tried. It's so easy to make and it always turns out perfect.
moni mladenov
m-m16@yahoo.comI've made this pie several times and it always comes out perfect. It's my go-to dessert for special occasions.
rolindela mangaliso
mr@yahoo.comThis pie was a bit too sweet for my taste, but I think that's just a personal preference.
Inga Inganathi
inga94@yahoo.comI'm not a huge fan of chess pie, but this recipe changed my mind. It was so rich and chocolatey, and the crust was perfect.
Hemanta Sapkota
sh@yahoo.comThe crust on this pie was amazing! It was so flaky and buttery.
Bhai6621 bhandari
bhandari-bhai6621@hotmail.frI was a bit skeptical about making a chess pie, but I'm so glad I tried this recipe. It was so simple to make and it turned out absolutely delicious.
Nasar Ahmed
a-n@hotmail.comThis pie is so easy to make and it always turns out great. I've made it for potlucks and parties and it's always a hit.
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js_u@hotmail.frI love chocolate chess pie, and this recipe did not disappoint. The filling was smooth and creamy, and the crust was perfectly flaky.
Karla Jankowitz
jankowitz.karla63@hotmail.frThe pie was delicious, but I found the crust to be a bit too thick. Next time I will use less flour.
Shirien Akhtar
shirien_akhtar@gmail.comI followed the recipe exactly and the pie turned out perfectly. It was so easy to make and it looked just like the picture. I will definitely be making this again.
Samantha Powles
s_p83@yahoo.comThis chess pie was a huge hit with my family! The chocolate flavor was rich and decadent, and the crust was flaky and buttery. It was the perfect dessert for a special occasion.