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Strawberry Citrus Chess Tart

Kate
It’s a pie with southern roots, topped with a strawberry jelly and flavored with lemon and orange. This chess pie is not traditional but it’s melt in your mouth delicious. The combination of strawberry and citrus brightens the pie wonderfully. 
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Course Dessert
Servings 8 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 frozen pie crust thawed

Citrus Chess Filling

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon fine yellow cornmeal
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1/4 cup whole buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 3 large eggs beaten

Strawberry Gelled Topping

  • 1 cup strawberries sliced
  • 1 1/4 cups strawberry juice
  • 2 1/4 oz unflavored gelatin envelopes

Instructions
 

Blind bake your pie crust

  • Place your pie crust in the pie dish and shape the sides of the crust by placing your index finger on the crust edge pointing outward, then place your thumb and index finger of your other hand on the outside of the edge and pinch the pastry around your finger to form a v. 
  • Line your pie crust with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Make sure the weights are evenly distributed among the pie filling. Bake for around 15 minutes. Remove pie from the oven and carefully lift the parchment paper with the weights out of the pie.
  • Poke holes on the bottom of the crust and return the pie crust to the oven and bake for an additional 7-8 minutes until the bottom crust is beginning to brown. Once it is done cooking remove from the oven and let cool completely

Make your citrus chess filling 

  • Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees 
  • In a medium bowl combine all of the ingredients and whisk them together until smooth. 
  • Place the mixture into the pie crust and bake on the lowest rack for around 35 to 40 minutes until the filling is set and the edges are golden brown. You may pierce with a toothpick to check the done-ness 
  • Once it’s done cooking, chill the tart until cold for about 2 hours 

Prepare the Gelled Topping 

  • Place the strawberry juice in a saucepan and pour over the gelatin mixture and let stand for 5 minutes. Cook over medium heat just until the mixture is steaming and the gelatin dissolves, about 5 minutes. 
  • Remove from heat; cool 20 minutes. Skim off foam if needed 
  • Gently and slowly pour the strawberry mixture over top of chilled tart until just below the edge of the crust, be careful not to overfill
  • Continue to chill tart until the gel sets, about 1 hour 
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