Almond Chess Pie

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    one

    9 inch pie
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Pie for Everyone: Recipes and Stories from Petee's Pie, New York's Best Pie Shop

By Petra Paredez

Published 2020

  • About

Another of my childhood favorites, this almond chess pie gets its nutty flavor from three separate sources: amaretto and almond flavoring in the filling, and sliced almonds on top. Almond emulsion is a specialty ingredient that is not commonly available in the grocery store but can be purchased through online retailers. I prefer it because it delivers a very intense and persistent almond flavor, but if you can’t find it you can substitute almond extract. This filling can be baked into a pla