Kentucky Bourbon Pie Recipes

KENTUCKY BOURBON DERBY PIE®

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
• In a small saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup, and butter or margarine.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until butter or margarine melts and sugar dissolves. Cool slightly.
• In a large bowl combine eggs, bourbon, vanilla, cinnamon and salt.
• Mix well.
• Slowly pour sugar mixture into egg mixture, whisking constantly.
• Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. Pour mixture into pie shell.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until set and golden.
• May be served warm or chilled.
• I like to serve with a tablespoon of Whipped Cream.

KENTUCKY BOURBON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Fit piecrust into a 9-inch metal pie plate; crimp edges. Sprinkle pecans and chocolate chips evenly over piecrust.
• Whisk together corn syrup, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high; boil, whisking occasionally, until sugars are dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk together eggs, butter, flour, bourbon, vanilla, and salt in a heatproof bowl. Slowly pour 1/3 cup of the hot corn syrup mixture into egg mixture, whisking constantly until fully incorporated. Whisk in remaining hot corn syrup mixture until smooth. Pour filling over pecan mixture in piecrust.
• Bake in preheated oven until pie edges are set and begin to puff up, but pie center is still slightly jiggly, 45 to 50 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely to room temperature, about 2 hours. Slice and garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

KENTUCKY PIE

Steps:

• 1. To make the crust: In a food processor, pulse the flour, salt, and sugar to mix. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal with pea-sized pieces. Sprinkle the ice water on top and pulse until large clumps form. Press the dough into a disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. 2. On a lightly floured work surface, roll the dough into a 12-inch round. Fit into a 9-inch pie dish. Tuck in the overhang and decoratively crimp the edges. Freeze while heating the oven. 3. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prick the bottom of the dough all over with a fork. Line with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until the is golden and dry, about 20 minutes. Remove the parchment and pie weights. Return the crust to the oven and continue baking until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Let cool slightly on a wire rack. 4. Meanwhile, make the filling: In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar. Continue whisking while adding the butter, then the bourbon. Stir in the flour until well combined. Stir in the walnuts and chocolate chips. Pour into the warm pie shell. 5. Bake until the filling is set and the top golden, about 30 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Serve warm or room temperature.

CHOCOLATE BOURBON PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees F).
• In a small saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup, and butter or margarine. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until butter or margarine melts and sugar dissolves. Cool slightly.
• In a large bowl combine eggs, bourbon, vanilla, and salt. Mix well. Slowly pour sugar mixture into egg mixture, whisking constantly. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. Pour mixture into pie shell.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until set and golden. May be served warm or chilled.

COLONEL SANDERS' KENTUCKY BOURBON BUTTERMILK PIE

Steps:

• Beat 4 eggs and 3/4 cup sugar together until light and lemon colored.
• Add 2 tablespoons flour and beat some more.
• Mix the butter, vanilla, bourbon and the buttermilk, then add it to the egg mixture.
• Pour into baked, but not browned, pie shell.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 20-30 minutes (over baking makes it tough).

KENTUCKY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine first seven ingredients in order that they are listed.
• Pour ingredients into pie shell.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes.

KENTUCKY DERBY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate.
• Beat corn syrup, white sugar, and eggs together in a bowl using an electric mixer on low speed until well blended; stir in chocolate chips, pecans, butter, bourbon, and vanilla extract. Pour mixture into the prepared pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, 45 to 50 minutes.

KENTUCKY CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, yolks, brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, bourbon if desired, vanilla and salt. Stir in nuts. , Brush pastry shell with egg white. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Pour filling over chips. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. , In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Dollop on pie just before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.