Derby Pie

This past weekend many people tuned in to watch the Kentucky Derby.  My good friend Jen from the Elka Almanac suggested that I make Derby Pie.  What is Derby Pie?  Well, I didn't know, so I did what any sensible person would do.  I consulted the internet!  According to Wikipedia the confection originated in Prospect Kentucky at the Melrose Inn.  It's was originally a walnut and chocolate tart, and has been associated with the Kentucky Derby.  Now comes the fun part, making it.

I doubled the recipe, so I'll give you the single pie recipe.  Combine 1/2 cup (1 stick) of melted butter

With 1 tsp vanilla

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup flour

2 eggs well beaten

and 3/4 cup of chocolate chips

and 3/4 cup of pecans.

Bake in a 9 inch pastry shell for 45 min in a 350 degree oven.

This was a very simple recipe, and it's easy to personalize.  You can easily replace some vanilla with Kentucky burbon or brandy.  You can interchange nuts, or chocolate.  It looks like a shoo fly pie, but with stuff in it.  This was a very fun discovery.  I might be returning to this recipe come Thanksgiving.

Enjoy!