Derby pie is a kind of chocolate and walnut pastry that is often connected with the Derby in Kentchuky, USA; due to the fact that the pie is a creation at Kentchuky. The original recipe of the pie is a closely guarded recipe that is only shared among the creator’s family members and one of their kitchen employees who is appointed to prepare the final dish.
Being a popular pie dish in USA, it has many variations and all the variants have slight alterations in the ingredients or the method of cooking as the pie-creators had registered the name of the pie and carefully protect their trademark recipe.
History of Derby Pie Recipe
Melrose Inn in Kentchuky, USA is the place of invention of Derby pie. George Kern and his parents were the owners of the restaurant and they had mutually researched on this recipe. In 1950, after the extensive research and trials, the optimal recipe of the pie is invented and even the naming of the dish also has a tale associated with it. All family members have their suggestions on the name, hence a chit pulling technique is applied and the chit pulled out had the name ‘derby pie’.
In 1960, the Melrose Inn was sold, but the recipe was registered by the Kern family in 1969 and still protected as the family legacy.
Ingredients and the Method of Preparation Used as Per Derby Pie Recipe
Walnut and chocolate are the main components of Derby Pie that are sealed in a pastry crust and baked as per the original recipe. As the recipe is still a secret, nothing much can be talked about this pie, but according to the consumers the additional ingredients of the pie are pecans, bourbons and in few instances chocolate chips.
Popular additional components include caramel, variety of nuts and butterscotch.
Variations of Derby Pie Recipe
Variations of this pie recipe are birthed due to the non-allowance of the original recipe for. Some popular variations are as follows:
Trivia
At the Kentchuky Derby, Derby pie is the main dish served.