buttermilk pie

I know what you're thinking, Buttermilk Pie? Yes, Buttermilk Pie. It's basically like a yummy vanilla custard. And, it's super easy to make. Give it a try!

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons of flour, plus a little extra for dusting
• ½ cup melted butter
• 1 ½ cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 160° C (325° F)
2. In a medium mixing bowl, beat eggs slightly
3. Add sugar and flour and mix
4. Add melted butter and mix
5. Add buttermilk and vanilla and mix
6. Dust the unbaked pie shell with a little bit of flour
7. Pour batter into pie shell
8. Sprinkle a little more flour on top of the batter
9. Bake for about an hour, or until custard is set

Tips and Modifications:

1. You can get a recipe for the pie shell from our recipe of the week post, Blueberry Crumb Pie
2. You can get a recipe for buttermilk in The Expat Cookbook, still on sale for 50% off through the end of 2009