Platte County Pie

 

 Have you  been to Platte County, MO?  Try one of their favorites, Platte County Pie.

It is fun to go through my archives of recipe books that I have made  by writing recipes out of magazines.  I came across the recipe for Platte County Pie.  The recipe I use was out of  Bon Appetit, 1978, from the Frolics Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri.    

Platte County Pie

A slice of Platte County Pie

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is it a pie or cookie?

Everyone likes to indulge in chocolate and pecans, this is one soft pie that is like a big cookie, thick and sweet with a flaky pastry dough holding it together.  Who can refuse such a pie?

Platte County Pie

Platte County Pie

Platte County Pie

A rich and sweet pie of chocolate chips and pecans, one thick cookie. It becomes everyone’s favorite indulgence.

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 9 inch unbaked pie shell
  1. Beat eggs in a medium mixing bowl.
  2. Add flour and sugar, beat 2 minutes.
  3. Add, vanilla, butter, pecans and chocolate chips.
  4. Blend well.
  5. Pour in pie shell.
  6. Bake 60 minutes.
  7. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Platte County Pie from Bon Appetit, 1978, from the Frolics Restaurant, Kansas, Missouri.

 

Ready to serve Platte County Pie

Ready to serve Platte County Pie

There are many Platte County Pie recipes on the internet; there are similarities to the Kentucky Derby Pie which has an interesting story.

 

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