Kentucky Pie

I was on a baking frenzy this weekend. I love to bake. It produces a satisfying (and fairly quick) feeling of accomplishment in me. The problem is, it doesn't help my waist line any. This weekend, I made banana pudding and two Kentucky Pies. I had originally planned on only making one pie, but halfway through putting all the ingredients into the bowl, I realized the recipe was for two pies rather than one. LOL! For those of you who don't know what a Kentucky Pie is, it's a cross between a brownie and a pecan pie. It's so good for those of you who have a sweet tooth, and it's so incredibly easy to make! I brought one pie over to Robert's mom's house, and kept the other one. I'll probably only have a piece or two here at my house (in order to save my waistline) and then bring the rest to work. Anyway, the pie turned out really, really good! Even Robert liked it and had two huge pieces! I thought I'd pass the recipe on to all of you in case you're in a baking mood like me.

Kentucky Pie (makes 1 pie, 10 minutes prep time)

2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup of sugar
6 oz. semisweet chocolate chips, melted (I used milk chocolate chips)
1/2 cup self-rising flour
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans (I used slightly less)
1 9 inch unbaked pie shell
Ice Cream, optional

Preheat oven 350 degrees. Combine eggs, sugar, and melted chocolate in large bowl. Add flour and mix well. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bake 30 - 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out bready and not doughy. Serve warm with ice cream. Freezes well. Enjoy!