Louisville Pecan Pie

By GratefulSea

This is the stuff legends are made of. Trust me. If you decide to share this with others, a decision that should be carefully considered, you'll have the extra fun of watching their eyes widen as they savor that first bite.

(I'll post a photo in a photo early next week, since my husband has requested this for his birthday, but it looks pretty similar to any pecan pie with a layer of chocolate on the bottom.)

Ingredients

• Pastry for a 9-inch, 1-crust pie
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1 cup dark corn syrup
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 6-oz semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup pecan halves (or pieces)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare pie pastry.

Beat sugar, margarine, corn syrup, bourbon, vanilla, salt, and eggs with a hand beater. Sir in the chocolate chips and pecan halves.

Pour the mixture into a pastry-lined pie plate. Cover the edge with a two- or three-inch wide strip of aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning; remove the foil for the last 10 minutes of baking.

Bake until set, 40 to 45 minutes; cool. Cover and refrigerate no longer than 24 hours.

Serve with sweetened whipped cream if desired. Refrigerate any leftovers.