Buttermilk Pie

While Buttermilk Pie is a Southern tradition, its luscious sweet-tart flavour should be a welcome addition to summer picnics and parties anywhere.

Buttermilk Pie is great for summer entertaining, as it travels fairly well and needs to be prepared ahead.  Bake it early in the day, or even a day before serving, then slice the pie and garnish with fresh berries for a Southern summer sweet.

This recipe is taken from a family secret of a friend from Stanford, Ky. There are many different variations of Buttermilk Pie as there are people who cook them. For that extra special flavour, you can add fresh lemon juice.

Ingredients Method

3 eggs In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar, flour and the melted butter.

1 cup of buttermilk In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, adding the buttermilk and vanilla.

1 tsp of vanilla Mix all the ingredients together and pour into a 9” unbaked pie shell.

2 cups of granulated sugar Bake at 375F for 50 – 60 minutes.

3 heaped tsp of self-raising flour Allow to cool and then serve.

¼ cup of melted butter