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My Favorite Things: Pie Procreation

Being from the South my top two favorite pies are Pecan Pie and Chocolate Pie, so imagine my joy when Preacher Man and I stopped at a little cafĂ© on the Arkansas-Oklahoma line to discover a culinary treat I’d never seen before: Kentucky Derby Pie. In case you’ve never heard of it either, it’s what would happen if Pecan Pie and Chocolate Pie had a baby. So now you know why it’s on my list of… DSCN0221

Here is what you need to make a Kentucky Derby Pecan Pie:

3 eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup light corn syrup

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup chopped pecans

1 cup (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips

1 unbaked 9 inch pie crust (instead of the pasty shell I made my Press in the Pan Pie Crust. Great pie crust recipe that involves no rolling pin!)

First, whisk together the eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt.

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Next, stir in the pecans and chocolate chips.

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Pour into pie crust.

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Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, then place a loose piece of foil over the entire pie and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until pie is set.

I only make this pie around the holidays because if it stayed in the house for very long I would eat it ALL!!!!

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Kentucky Derby Pecan Pie

3 eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup light corn syrup

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup chopped pecans

1 cup (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips

1 unbaked 9 inch pie crust

First, whisk together the eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt. Next, stir in the pecans and chocolate chips. Pour into pie crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, then place a loose piece of foil over the entire pie and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until pie is set.

Putting a new pie in first place in the tree house,

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1 comment:

  1. Oh yes! Some friends of ours from the South at church (he from KY, she from AL and they met at school in TN) brought this delicacy to our attention when we lived in Missouri. Super yummy--can't believe you are from the South and just now getting to experience it. Enjoy! :)

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