Butterscotch without amaretto

I love two things most of all about chess pie — that sweet, buttery baked custard pie well-known across the South but whose reach can be tasted in everything[...]

1 x Recipe pastry 1/4 c. Shortening 1/2 c. Brown sugar , firmly packed 2 Tbsp. Light corn syrup 3 Tbsp. Water 1/2 tsp Vanilla 1 1/4 c. Cake flour 1 tsp Baking[...]