Chess Pie

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 stick butter or margarine
• 1 T. corn meal
• 1 tsp. cornstarch
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla flavoring
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Slowly add the cornmeal and cornstarch to this mixture. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and milk last.

Pour custard into a 9 inch deep dish pie shell.

Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.

Reduce heat to 350 degrees.

Bake for an additional 45 minutes.

• Yields: 8 servings
• Preparation Time: 1 hour