For this chess pie, I tried out a yogurt crust which ended up being perfect. The honey filling melts in your mouth with a sweet nutmeg flavor and the flaky yogurt crust adds a little bit of substance to each bite with a nice full (but not sweet) flavor. This is everything that I think chess pies should be - simple flavors (honey & nutmeg) captured in familiar textures (custard & pastry) to create something that compliments delicately or stands alone competently. And it goes ...
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  I found this recipe for a gluten-free mirabelle plum frangipane on Tartelette, and I adapted it. The filling is essentially identical except for the substitution of blueberries and blackberries for plums. 

If I'd had a full size tart pan I would have used that rather than the pie dish, but it turned out just as well. This is another good coffee treat that's very much like the Melopita pie and the Shaker Cornmeal pie (I am creating a new category called 'Coffee Pie...
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