^^ whose grandfather (sorry, Mike)

Anonymous wrote:Have made this before, but just looking for any new recipes that you love. Bringing this to my SIL's thanksgiving. Thanks!

Got this recipe from a friend who's grandfather claimed it to be the original Derby Pie. And, yes, bourbon is required (esp for the baker!)

5½ T butter
1⅓ c sugar
4 eggs
1 c karolight syrup
1 c chocolate chips
1 c nuts (original calls for walnuts, we prefer pecans)
3 T bourbon (Ezra Brooks, please)
½ t vanilla
¼ t salt

2 unbaked deep-dish pie shells

1. Preheat the oven to 375F.
2. Cream butter and sugar.
3. Add eggs and beat until incorporated.
4. Add syrup, salt, vanilla, and bourbon. Mix well.
5. To the empty, unbaked pie shell, add the chocolate chips and nuts.
6. Top with mixture.
7. Bake 40-45 minutes.
8. Serve warm.

• We prefer pecans and have never made it with walnuts.
• See if you can find Ezra Brooks bourbon. Please do NOT substitute plain ole whiskey. Use bourbon. And if you don’t know the difference, you’ve got no business making this pie (friend's words, not mine....but more true than not).
• The 5½ T butter is an unusual ‘amount’. Just use 6 T (or 3T if halving the recipe).
• I often half the recipe and make just one pie. If not, you’ll want to put 2 c of the “mixture” in each pie shell.
• The batter will look “yellow.” Don’t worry; it will “brown” beautifully.
• The pecans might float to the top of the batter. Just let them be.
• Be Brave! on the baking time. Go with at least the 40 minutes. The edges on the crust might get a little darkish brown but it’ll be worth it.
• As you approach the end baking time, watch the pie. It will bubble and “sing” to you when it’s done.

Is that Julia Childe style bourboning? One for the pie, one - no make that 2 - for the chef?

I add bourbon too.
https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chocolate-pecan-pie-bourbon

Anonymous wrote:Have made this before, but just looking for any new recipes that you love. Bringing this to my SIL's thanksgiving. Thanks!

People always ask me for this recipe:

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
¼ cup + 2 tablespoons flour
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-3 tablespoons bourbon to taste (or none is fine too)
1 ½ sticks of butter softened
1.5 cups chopped pecans
1.5 cups whole pecans (optional, for decorating top of pie)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 nine-inch pie graham cracker (or any other) pie crusts (or 1 extra large pie crust)

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Combine butter, sugar, and eggs and beat on medium speed for 1- 2 minutes.
3. Add vanilla and bourbon and mix well.
4. On low speed add the flour, then stir in the pecans and chocolate chips.
5. Pour into the 2 pie shells, arrange whole pecans on top in desired pattern, and bake about 30 minutes until lightly browned. The pie will puff up and crack at the top, sometimes I will pipe melted chocolate in a cross-hatch design on the top.

Following. My first experience with chocolate pecan pie was when my boyfriends aunt made it at Thanksgiving when I was in my 20s. I asked her for the recipe (OMG it was so much better than regular pecan pie) but we broke up before she sent it. I’ve been looking for a good one ever since.

Why mess with perfection? Follow the instructions on te Karo syrup bottle and add chocolate chips

Have made this before, but just looking for any new recipes that you love. Bringing this to my SIL's thanksgiving. Thanks!