Share This: Turn your Kentucky Derby party into a grand slam with a piece of this pie!
Chef Horseradish knows how to make you the hostess with the mostest for your Kentucky Derby bash! He’s whipped up a tasty desert that is quite similar to the pie associated with the Kentucky Derby. Horseradish has a recipe with 8 simple ingredients that can be put together and baked in under an hour. No matter where you watch the KY Derby, everyone wins with this pie. Let’s see how he does it.
Before he gathers his friends he gathers his ingredients. Regular bakers are bound to have these items on hand. If not, it will take a quick trip to the grocery to purchase the 8 common and inexpensive ingredients. Butter, sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla extract, walnuts, semi sweet chocolate chips and a pie crust are all that you will need.Horseradish likes to butter up his friends so they give him the best tips. I guess we can Justify that behavior.Don’t let it Flameaway. Heat it just enough to melt 1/2 cup, equivalent to a stick, of butter.It only takes a cup of sugar for this pie. You’ll need the rest of the entire bag if your planning on serving Mint Juleps, the official drink of the KY Derby. The pie is great, the drink is, well, not so good. Trust me, you’ll be wanting more sugar in those drinks!The official flower of the Kentucky Derby is red roses. It takes over 400 fresh roses to sew the Garland of Roses that goes to the winning horse annually. The official flour in the pie is all-purpose.Free Drop Billy the eggs into a bowl and give them a good beating with the whisk.There isn’t anything vanilla about this field of KY Derby contenders. What a great group of 3 year-old Thoroughbreds! However, the pie needs a teaspoon of vanilla extract to work it’s Good Magic! The magic is in how the awful tasting extract makes such good tasting baked goods.To get 3/4 cup of chopped walnuts just put a few in the chopper at a time and don’t get Combatant about it. Just lightly chop or you will get dust instead of pieces.My Boy Jack Horseradish loves chocolate. No wonder this pie is so rich and delicious.
Whisking up the pie that will have all your KY Derby guest’s Promises Fulfilled!
My betting strategy is full of holes. Just like this crust!
It rained bunches for the 2017 KY Derby. The track got down right sloppy. Don’t worry about the pie. This sloppy start will bake up nicely.
Wrap the edges of the crust with foil so it doesn’t look like it was burnt up in a Firenze Fire.
Bake the pie and…
The winner of the 144th Kentucky Derby is…Horeradish! Serving up slices of this pie at your next party is bound to make you a winner too!
Churchill’s Big Race Pie
ingredients:
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
2 slightly beaten eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
9 inch frozen pie crust
Mix in order given. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Cover edges of crust with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 more minutes. Cool before serving.
I wish everyone of you a great Kentucky Derby day and I hope you might enjoy some of this pie. Please, check back soon for more posts on The Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby.
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Good morning racing fans! It is an especially early morning for those of you switching to daylight saving time, like myself. I consider it another sign of spring, which I welcome with open arms. I am ready for longer evenings, warmer weather, Saint Patrick’s Day and just a dozen more prep races until the Kentucky Derby. Everything is coming up roses!
Share This: Today we feature, Chef Horseradish Dishes, with burgoo on the menu!
When life hands you snow, make burgoo! First, I would like to thank everyone who contributed with a prospective name for the new guest chef that will be used to share the many track favorite and comfort food and drink recipes that Thoroughbred U has collected. The horse plush has been named, Horseradish. Today we feature, Chef Horseradish Dishes, with burgoo on the menu.
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Happy New Year! Be careful with your celebrations tonight because there is a whole lot to look forward to in the fresh new year. Racing fans, get ready to be thrilled by the brand new 3 year-olds! When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, all of the Northern Hemisphere Thoroughbreds celebrate the same birthday, each aging 1 year. These upcoming 3 year-olds are full of budding talent and well on their way down “The Road to the Kentucky Derby.”
Share This: Two, Scat Daddy sisters, race at Churchill Downs
What a week it has been. Since my last post I have attended Thoroughbred sales at both Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland and live racing at Churchill Downs. I have witnessed the sale of champions like Tepin, Stellar Wind, Catch A Glimpse and Songbird, seen the weanling foals of sires like American Pharoah and Medaglia d’ Oro and enjoyed racing at the home of the Kentucky Derby. A common thread at the auctions and the track are the impressive and primarily female offspring of the late Scat Daddy.
Today, I attended A Celebration of Life for the late, great, Penny Chenery. Helen Bates “Penny” Chenery Tweady entered the world on 1/27/1922. Though she lived a full 95 years, she left too soon when she passed last month on 9/16/2017. Gone but never to be forgotten, the legends Penny and her horses like Secretariat and Riva Ridge blazed will last eternally.
The Scat Daddy fillies are really turning my head. On a mission to find this sire’s beautiful Lady Aurelia, I was wildly entertained by another of his gorgeous daughters, Daddys Lil Darling.
Share This: Noble Bird, Stephen Foster winner, 2015
Good morning, racing fans! The action never stops. Last weekend was a wrap for the Triple Crown series. Congratulations to Tapwrit for winning the Belmont Stakes. Now, we can turn our attention towards the collecting of contenders for the next Breeders’ Cup World Championships as the Challenge Series is underway.
It’s the centennial celebration for this super stallion! Man o’ War, also known as Big Red, is one of the greatest Thoroughbreds of all time. He was foaled on March 29, 1917 and in honor of the 100th year since his birth, there are multiple festivities and events taking place all year long.
Share This: Secretariat, KY Derby winner 1973, museum wall mural
Welcome to the 143rd consecutive running of the Kentucky Derby! We have waited a long time to get to this historical moment and the time is upon us this weekend. Who will win The Run For The Roses?
