| a dessert of cornmeal, sugar, butter, egg yolks, milk, and flavorings baked in a pastry shell. |
| Main Entry: | chess pie |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a pastry shell filled with a mix of eggs, sugar, butter, some flour or cornmeal, and various flavorings, a southern US specialty that become dense when baked with a crisp top |
| Etymology: | possible alteration of chest |