4.03.2014

Buttermilk Pie with Strawberry Drizzle

Happy Thursday readers!

Hope you've had a great week!  I am in major countdown mode...in just 8 days I will be off for Spring Break!  Woohoo!

As y'all know, last week was Bryce's birthday and he requested that I make him a buttermilk pie.  I had never heard of the dessert, but my research showed that it is actually a very Southern dish. Having never made it before, I wanted to be sure to find a good recipe and ultimately found two that sounded tasty, so I decided to combine them into my own unique recipe.  We really enjoyed the pie.  It was light and a custard-like with hints of lemon and nutmeg.


The recipes I used for inspiration can be found here and here.

Ingredients
Buttermilk Pie:
3 large eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tbs all-purpose flour
1 stick melted butter, slightly cooled
1 cup buttermilk
1 tbs fresh lemon juice
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 9-inch pie shell

Strawberry Drizzle
1/4 cup seedless strawberry preserves
1/2 tbs orange liqueur (I used Patron)

Directions
Pie:
  • Prepare pie shell (I used a frozen shell, so I cooked it according to the directions first)
  • Beat eggs slightly.
  • Mix sugar and flour well and add to eggs, mixing until creamy.
  • Add melted butter, mixing well.
  • Add buttermilk, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and nutmeg.
  • Bake at 325F for ~1 hour, or until custard sets.  The custard should jiggle a bit, however, the middle should not jiggle much more than the sides.  If so, return to oven and bake until the custard has set.

  • Strawberry Drizzle:
  • Pour strawberry preserves in saucepan over medium heat.
  • Stir constantly with whisk, until smooth.
  • Remove from heat and add liqueur.
  • Let cool slightly and drizzle over pie.  (When slicing Bryce's piece, I drizzled it over the slice, however, ultimately just spread the rest over the top of the pie!)

  • ENJOY!



    Have you ever had buttermilk pie before?

    What are your favorite Southern desserts?

    Have a great day!