Buttermilk Pie

This is one of my fave pies .. :)

 

1/2 cup butter or margarine, at room temperature
1-1/3 cups sugar (can used half sugar, half Alternate)
3 eggs, separated, at room temp.

3 tbsp. flour

1-1/2 cups buttermilk, at room temperature

1 tbsp. lemon juice

1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest

1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

pinch salt

1 (9") pie shell, or make your own favorite

 

    Heat oven to 325ºF . 

 

 Cream butter and sugar; add egg yolks, beating after

each addition.

 

  Beat in flour and buttermilk;

 

 add lemon juice, lemon zest, nutmeg and a pinch of salt. 

 

 Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into filling.

 

  Pour filling into pie shell; cook in center of oven until

custard is set and slightly brown about 1 hour

 (maybe a bit less/more for your oven.) 

 

 Makes 6-8 servings.