Classic Buttermilk Pie
Total Steps
14
Ingredients
12
Tools Needed
1
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- 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons sweet butter, chilled (1 stick)
- 6 tablespoons lard, chilled
- 5-6 tablespoons ice water
- 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 eggs eggs
Instructions
Step 1
Beat eggs slightly and add sugar and flour. Then add melted butter and mix well. Add buttermilk and vanilla and mix.
Step 2
Dust the unbaked pie shell with a little bit of flour. Pour batter into shell, and then sprinkle a little more flour on top.
Step 3
Bake at 325 degrees until the custard is set, approximately 1 hour.
Step 4
Pie Crust:
Step 5
Makes 2 pie crusts
Step 6
Sift flour, sugar and salt into a mixing bowl. Add chilled butter and lard. Working quickly and using your fingertips, rub or cut fat into dry ingredients until the mixture resembles course meal.
Step 7
Sprinkle on ice water, 2-3 tablespoons at a time, and toss with a fork. Turn dough out onto your work surface and, using the heel of your hand, smear dough away from you, about 1/4 cup at a time. Scrape it up into a ball and wrap in wax paper. Chill in refrigerator for 2 hours.
Step 8
Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thickness on a floured work surface. Line a 9-inch pie plate with half of the dough. Crimp edges for a single-crust pie.
Step 9
2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
Step 10
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
Step 11
1 teaspoon salt
Step 12
8 tablespoons (1 stick) sweet butter, chilled
Step 13
6 tablespoons lard, chilled
Step 14
5-6 tablespoons ice water, as needed