Buttermilk Pie

Name: Buttermilk Pie
Yield: Yields 6 to 8 servings
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Salt; 1 recipe Pie Pastry for 8 ounces (225 g) of dough, partially baked; ½ cup (115 g) butter; 1⅓ cups (269 g) sugar; 3 tablespoons flour; 3 eggs, separated; 1½ cups (355 ml) buttermilk; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Preparation info

Yields
6 to 8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Bill Neal's Southern Cooking

By Bill Neal

Published 1985

About

Buttermilk pie is a lighter, tangier version of the more commonly encountered chess pie.

Ingredients

½ cup (115 g) butter
1⅓ cups (269 g</

Americas
United States
Dessert
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C).

Cream the butter and sugar well and add the egg yolks, one by one. Beat in flour and buttermilk and add the lemon juice and nutmeg with a pinch of salt