I'm leaving this:
For this:
And this:
Ah, blue hills and green valleys. Two adults, two kids and a giant slobbery dog hitting the road, through five states to a new state of mind, hopefully relaxed. No school, no work, no schedules, no worries! (no internet either, egads!) But.
I love a road trip! I already have the scenic rest stops picked, a friend to see on the way and nothing but quiet for the Thanksgiving week. I will take time to be very, very thankful.
And I will try not to eat too much Kentucky Derby Pie! Warm. With ice cream. Sorry.
Kentucky Derby Pie
Ingredients
1 single Pie Crust
3 eggs; slightly beaten
3/4 c light corn syrup
3 tb sugar
3 tb butter; softened
3 tb Brown Sugar - Lantic
1 ts vanilla
1/8 ts salt
1/2 c chopped pecans; finely chopped
1/3 c bourbon
6 oz semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 c pecan halves
Instructions
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 pasty.
Trim to 1/2 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 peices
lightly onto bottom of pastry shell. Pour filling atop chocolate
pieces. Arrange pecan halves atop filling. Bake in a 350 oven about 1
hour or till a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. (Cover
edges of pie loosely with foil the last 30 minutes to prevent
overbrowning.)
((I'm way too lazy for that last step, I just let it get crunchy and give the crust to the dog!))
