Chess Pies

Start with Never Fail Pie Crust

Preheat oven at 375 degrees

Pie Crust Ingredients

3 cups flour
1 1/2 cup of shortening
1 egg
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp salt
5 Tbl water

Sift flour, blend in shortening a pastry tool until the dough is the consistency of small peas.  Beat egg, add vinegar, salt and water .  Mix with fork til mixture leaves sides of the bowl and forms ball.

Filling

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1Tbl flour
3/4 cup of milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans

Make pie crust, roll out and cut in in circle with water glass.  Place crust in small cupcake trays to create mini pies. 

Combine butter, sugar, eggs flour and milk into sauce pan.  Cook until thick, add vanilla and nuts.  Let cool.  Fill each pie crust 3/4 full.  Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes

-Barbara Bodnar Cunsolo