Name: Blueberry-Buttermilk Chess Pie
Yield: Serves 10
Ingredients: 1 disk All-Purpose Pie Dough; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for surface; 2 tablespoons fine-grind cornmeal; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature; 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 1 1/4 cups buttermilk, room temperature; 2 cups fresh (or frozen, thawed) blueberries

A slice of blueberrybuttermilk chess pie on a white plate.

Photo by Eva Kolenko

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