KENTUCKY DERBY PIE

By curly

Ingredients

• 1 recipe pastry for single-crust pie
• 3 slightly beaten eggs
• 3/4 cup light-colored corn syrup
• 3 Tbsps granulated sugar
• 3 Tbsps brown sugar
• 3 Tbsps butter, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup Kentucky bourbon
• 1 6-oz pkg semi-sweet chocolate pieces
• 1-1/2 cups pecan halves

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare pastry for single-crust pie. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 12-inch circle. Line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry. Trim to ½ inch beyond edge; fold under extra pastry and flute edge. Do not prick pastry.

For filling, in a large mixing bowl combine eggs, corn syrup, granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt; mix well. Stir in chopped pecans and bourbon.

Pat chocolate pieces lightly onto bottom of pastry shell. Pour filling atop chocolate pieces. Arrange pecan halves atop filling.

Bake in a 350-degree oven about 1 hour or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cover edges of pie loosely with foil the last 30 minutes to prevent over browning.