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KENTUCKY BOURBO
KENTUCKY BOURBON N

PECAN FUDGE PIE E
PECAN FUDGE PI

own Kentucky way, good bourbon and use buttermilk or
cooks know how to combine water instead. It will be a delicious

the flavors of their local pecan fudge pie, but don’t tell the
bourbon with pecans and chocolate. folks in Kentucky!

I remember a Kentucky bourbon
SERVES: 8
chocolate candy that my parents
PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINUTES
used to eat. It was called Rebecca BAKING TIME: 42 TO 47 MINUTES

Ruth’s, I think, and you couldn’t get
the stuff in Nashville—you had to

drive across the state line into Ken-
tucky just to buy it (because it was

so boozy, I guess!). I recall sneaking
a bite once, and finding that it had 1 store-bought refrigerated 9-inch

the strongest taste I could imagine. pie crust
1 package (19.8 ounces) brownie mix
The flavor was intense bourbon,
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter,
and obviously not meant for chil- melted

dren! This pie is for adults, too, 1 ⁄4 cup bourbon, buttermilk, or
water
because the bourbon flavor comes
2 large eggs
sailing through. If you want to tee-
1 ⁄2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
total the recipe, simply omit the 1 ⁄4 cup finely chopped pecans