What is Cincinnati's Favorite Pie? (Wilson: interior, difference between, better)

[unusualfire]

The sell it at Busken Bakery. They make them on Friday's. Best pie I ever tasted.

[CarryOn]

My mom made chess pie, but she always called it Kentucky pie.

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by unusualfire

The sell it at Busken Bakery. They make them on Friday's. Best pie I ever tasted.

Busken has a small bakery here in Mason, but only does a limited amount of baking there. I will have to inquire as to whether they can have a chess pie brought out from the main bakery for me. I am curious now.

[susie cincy]

I am so easy when it comes to pie favorites. I'll take Frisch's coconut cream pie any day. If I have to bake for some special occasion, my pumpkin pies, lemon meringue and apple pies are good. Susie

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by susie cincy

I am so easy when it comes to pie favorites. I'll take Frisch's coconut cream pie any day. If I have to bake for some special occasion, my pumpkin pies, lemon meringue and apple pies are good. Susie

You are easy. Coconut Cream is a good pie. I get torn between it and Banana Cream. But we are heading toward the season when Frisch's brings out their Pumpkin and the Mince. Pumpkin just cries out for whipped cream, I mean real cream you whip yourself not soybean oil. Mince needs to be served warmed with the wine sauce. If you get the wine sauce right it is the perfect compliment to a Thanksgiving Dinner. For a FF place, Frisch's makes some good pies. I am too lazy to make my own so it is off to the store to buy one.

[CraigCreek]

Chess pie is a Southern treat, with a British heritage. It consists of a piecrust shell, with a smooth filling made with lots of melted butter, beaten eggs, sugar, a pinch of salt, and perhaps lemon juice and sometimes a little lemon zest if your preference is for lemon chess pie. Delicious, either way!

After baking, chess pie is medium yellow, with a darker ring around the edge. The lemon yellow interior is smooth as silk in texture, if it's done right.

Some say that "chess" was originally "cheese", but there is no cheese in traditional chess pie.

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by CraigCreek

Chess pie is a Southern treat, with a British heritage. It consists of a piecrust shell, with a smooth filling made with lots of melted butter, beaten eggs, sugar, a pinch of salt, and perhaps lemon juice and sometimes a little lemon zest if your preference is for lemon chess pie. Delicious, either way!

After baking, chess pie is medium yellow, with a darker ring around the edge. The lemon yellow interior is smooth as silk in texture, if it's done right.

Some say that "chess" was originally "cheese", but there is no cheese in traditional chess pie.

I don't think I have ever had one, but it sounds like interesting to try. I may have had one under a different name. I remember my mother making a custard pie. With the description of the yellow appearance, etc. that might have been the same thing.

The Fluffo brand was the one I remember. The Smuckers company when they acquired Crisco from P&G also brought back the Fluffo brand. I remember my mother making her pie crusts with Fluffo. Whatever she did to them they were delightful, light as could be and baked up tremendously.

[Sarah Perry]

Originally Posted by CraigCreek

Chess pie is a Southern treat, with a British heritage. It consists of a piecrust shell, with a smooth filling made with lots of melted butter, beaten eggs, sugar, a pinch of salt, and perhaps lemon juice and sometimes a little lemon zest if your preference is for lemon chess pie. Delicious, either way!

After baking, chess pie is medium yellow, with a darker ring around the edge. The lemon yellow interior is smooth as silk in texture, if it's done right.

Some say that "chess" was originally "cheese", but there is no cheese in traditional chess pie.

I grew up in the Southern/Appalachian food cultural heritage, but that stuff is so sweet it sets my teeth on edge. There's a nice variant that includes applesauce in the custard, though. It's called Marlborough Pie.

[goyguy]

Lucky me with a Suth'n mother gets to devour both "chess" and "Marlborough" pies on occasion! Talk about "Come to where the flavor is." LOL

[Wilson513]

Pie crust
butter
sugar
eggs
flour
milk
vanilla

If I gave grandma's recipe I'd be shunned.