Thoroughbred Pie

Name: Thoroughbred Pie
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 (9-inch) unbaked, pie shell; 3 ounces, bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine; 8 tablespoons (1 stick), unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces; 3 tablespoons, bourbon; 3/4 cup (5¼ ounces), granulated sugar; 1/2 cup packed (3½ ounces), light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons, cornstarch; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 2 , large eggs plus 1 yolk, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups, walnuts, toasted and chopped

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2011

Desserts or Baked Goods

Southern

Chocolate

Dessert Pies

What better way to top off the Kentucky Derby than with a slice of chocolate-walnut-bourbon pie? None, as long as you rein in the runaway sweetness.

SERVES8

TIME1¾ hours, plus 1 hour chilling and 4 hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The majority of Thoroughbred Pie recipes that we prepared were far too sweet. We reduced the amount of sugar to almost half of what was called for in some recipes. Brown sugar contributed a hint of spice and depth, while more neutral white ...

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