Last night I baked Neal one of his favorite treats: Derby pie. When we were first dating, I would drive up to see him most weekends, right after work on Friday. Thursday nights, then, I usually baked something. I prefer baking to cooking, so appearing late Friday evenings with something homemade was my way of saying "I really, really like you."
I posted about this pie on Twitter (and therefore, Facebook) and a few people asked about it. So, for all you curious people, here is my Derby pie recipe:
Preheat oven to 350.
Ingredients:
1 stick butter, melted
1.5 cup flour
2 eggs, unbeaten
1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
1 cup sugar (I use closer to .75 cup)
1 teaspoon vanilla
.75 cup chocolate chips
One pie crust (it's better with a homemade crust, but a refrigerator crust will work in a pinch).
Mix all together, place in pie crust. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until tester comes out clean.
It's delicious with a scoop of frozen yogurt on top.
There are fancier recipes for Derby pie, but this is my favorite, given to me by my cousin Robin. I know it's a good country recipe because it starts with a stick of butter. At least, that's what Dana tells me starts a good country recipe!
If you make it, let me know what you think, okay? Enjoy!
That looks delicious!
Yay Derby pie! We drove across the country on our honeymoon (nearly eight years ago) and that was the one and only time I’ve had derby pie. Thanks for the recipe, I’ll have to surprise my husby with some 😀