Recipes · American · Pies
Chess Pie
One serving has 512 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (32%), choline (26%), vitamin A (26%) and riboflavin (25%). Ready in 173 minutes.
- Preparation: 135 min
- Cooking: 38 min
- Makes: 1 serving (144 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten, sulphite
Ingredients
- 30 g Pie crust, unbaked
- 45 g Sugar
- 18 g Butter, unsalted
- 35 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 10 g Buttermilk
- 3 g Cornmeal, yellow
- 2 g Vinegar, cider
- 1 g Vanilla extract
- 0.2 g Salt
Method
- Line a pie dish with the crust and crimp the edges decoratively.
- Whisk the sugar, cornmeal and salt together in a bowl.
- Whisk in the melted butter, then the eggs, buttermilk, vinegar and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour the filling into the crust.
- Bake at 190°C (375°F) for 35-40 minutes until the top is golden and the center is just set with a slight wobble.
- Cool completely, at least 2 hours, before slicing so the custard firms up. Makes 1 slice; multiply the ingredients by 8 for a whole pie.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 512 kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 61 g | |
| Water | 47.2 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.1 g | 4% |
| Protein | 6.8 g | 14% |
| Tryptophan | 0.09 g | |
| Threonine | 0.27 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.33 g | |
| Leucine | 0.57 g | |
| Lysine | 0.4 g | |
| Methionine | 0.18 g | |
| Cystine | 0.14 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.36 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.26 g | |
| Valine | 0.41 g | |
| Histidine | 0.17 g | |
| Fat | 27.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.7 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.2 g | |
| Saturated | 12.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 169 mg | |
| Calcium | 39.1 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.06 mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1.6 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 10.4 mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.14 mg | 8% |
| Phosphorus | 104 mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 93.5 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 17.4 µg | 32% |
| Sodium | 289 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.65 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.14 mg | 13% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.28 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.1 mg | 8% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.64 mg | 13% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.08 mg | 6% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 45.1 µg | 11% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.36 µg | 15% |
| Choline | 110 mg | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 181 µg | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 28.8 IU | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.88 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 5.3 µg | 6% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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