Nov 02, 2006
This is yummy and very easy!
I have a severe dairy allergy, and was looking wistfully at my kids' Halloween haul full of chocolate, caramel, and other goodies. I started daydreaming about chess pie. This recipe looked quick and simple, so I did the following:
1. Substituted soy milk and butter-flavored Crisco for the milk and butter, respectively.
2. Tossed a tortilla in the bottom of a pie pan, because I didn't have a pie crust handy and didn't want to make one. It turned out fine, just with a *very* thin crust, which is what I expected. I only tossed in the tortilla to protect the bottom of the filling while it baked.
3. Made the recipe without any other changes.
Results: Awesome! It's rich and wonderful, just what I wanted.
However, it didn't set very quickly at all. After 40 minutes in the oven, I turned the oven off and left the pie in to see if that would help.
I think it might be prettier if I'd chilled it after baking, and only cut into it when it was very firm.
But, all I was going for was yummy and easy to satisfy a selfish sweet tooth after Halloween, and this fit the bill perfectly.
—WEAVRE
