"Actor George Clooney might be a Hollywood legend, but when he returns to his native Kentucky, he is sure to visit a bakery in the Maysville community for one particular pie. In an interview with Local 12, Clooney admitted that when he is in town, he stops by Magee's Bakery for a piece of the transparent pie that has captured the hearts and stomachs of locals since the 1800s."
"Transparent pie is often compared to chess pie, sugar pie, or buttermilk pie. These sweet recipes are similar, with rural roots and stories of crafty old-school cooks who made use of what ingredients were available to them. Butter, sugar, milk, eggs, and a touch of flour combine to create a smooth, rich filling that is translucent enough to warrant its name. Magee's Bakery has been making these pies since the 1930s, and a photo of Clooney and his wife is displayed with pride."
Transparent pie is a regional Southern dessert with rural roots, made from butter, sugar, milk, eggs, and a touch of flour that yields a smooth, translucent filling. The pie is often compared to chess pie, sugar pie, and buttermilk pie and has been made in Maysville at Magee's Bakery since the 1930s. George Clooney visits Magee's for the pie and has personal ties to the recipe through family memories and reported orders to movie sets. The pie is flavored with vanilla, simple to assemble in under an hour, and does not require refrigeration.
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