I know, I know! Derby Day is 4 months away (May 5, 2012) - but was perusing through some of my cookbooks and I don't know about you, but I tuck handwritten recipes I want to keep inside my cookbooks. It's not
exactly the most organized method of storage - perhaps I'll work on fixing that for 2012.
Any way - I'm posting this recipe that I found stuck in a cookbook, that was written down by my Granny. It's actually a recipe that my Mom got from a chef who worked at a restaurant in the Doctors Office Building (corner of Floyd & Liberty in downtown Louisville).
I can't call it the name that was given to it by that Chef, because, Kern's Kitchen has trademarked the name, "Derby Pie" - see info below; however, that same Chef allegedly told Mom that this is THE "Derby Pie" recipe. Maybe he worked for them back in the day - I don't know, I was very young at the time. I just know it is one "de-lish" pie.
SO - I'm calling it Derby Day Celebration Pie to keep in the theme of things. Enjoy!
Derby Day Celebration Pie
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 stick butter, melted and cooled
1 cup broken pecans or walnuts
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
1 unbaked pie crust (single crust)
Directions:
Fit pie crust into 9-inch pie plate. Preheat oven to 325°F.
Mix sugar and flour together. Add eggs, butter, nuts, chocolate chips and vanilla. Stir until blended. Pour into crust-lined pie plate.
Bake 1 hour at 325°F. Test for doneness with a toothpick - should show no more than dry crumbs.
Author's Note: Kern's Kitchen makes their pies with walnuts, but my preference is for pecans. The best way to serve a slice of this pie is warm and topped with real whipped cream - just like Momma Kern would have.
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Note:
DERBY-PIE® IS A FEDERALLY REGISTERED TRADEMARK of KERN'S KITCHEN and has been baked exclusively by KERN'S KITCHEN since the early 1950s.
To learn more, visit The Derby Pie® Story
