Not only is this buttermilk pie easy to make and beautiful to look at, it’s also bursting with the kind of bright, tangy flavor that no other custard-style pie can touch. This is sort of like a vanilla custard, meets lemon meringue pie, meets very light cheesecake. Except better.
Ingredients
- 1 prepared dough for 1 (9-inch) single crust pie
Filling
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- Zest from 1 lemon
- Juice from 1 lemon
- 1 cup buttermilk
Directions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Step 2
Roll out pie dough large enough to fit pie dish with just a bit of overhang. Transfer dough to pie dish and gently fit into dish. Trim excess dough hanging over the edge. Fold about 1/2 inch of the edge of the dough to the inside edge of the pie crust to reinforce it. Crimp the edge. Prick the bottom and sides of the crust with a fork about 10 times. Place a sheet of parchment paper gently into the crust and fill with pie weights or dried beans so pie crust doesn't bubble up with you bake it.
Step 3
Bake crust in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven; lift weights from pan with edges of parchment paper. Allow crust to cool completely.
Step 4
Place butter in mixing bowl; add sugar. Stir together until completely combined using a spatula, 4 or 5 minutes. Add flour and salt. Mix together until combined. Stir in 3 eggs; mix until slightly blended. Then using a whisk, whisk together until mixture is fairly smooth and creamy.
Step 5
Pour in vanilla extract. Add nutmeg, zest of lemon, lemon juice, and buttermilk. Whisk until thoroughly mixed, 2 or 3 minutes. Pour into the pie shell.
Step 6
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and just set, 45 to 55 minutes. Pie should have a slight wiggle, but not a soupy jiggle. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until chilled, 1 to 2 hours.
Chef’s Notes:
You can use 1/2 of my Buttercrust Pastry Dough for this recipe — it would be perfect!
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
Calories 415 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat21g | 27% |
Saturated Fat10g | 50% |
Cholesterol102mg | 34% |
Sodium237mg | 10% |
Total Carbohydrate53g | 19% |
Dietary Fiber1g | 4% |
Total Sugars40g | |
Protein5g | |
Vitamin C6mg | 29% |
Calcium55mg | 4% |
Iron1mg | 6% |
Potassium106mg | 2% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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