Chef John's Buttermilk Pie Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Pie Recipes. (Chef John's Buttermilk Pie Recipe). 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.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 1hr

Total: 1hr20 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 1 (9-inch) pie

Chef John's Buttermilk Pie Recipe

Ingredients

1 prepared dough for 1 (9-inch) single crust pie

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

⅛ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Zest from 1 lemon

Juice from 1 lemon

1 cup buttermilk

Royal Hawaiian Pie

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat 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 in preheated oven 15 minutes. Remove dish from oven; lift weights from pan with edges of parchment paper. Allow crust to cool completely.

Step 4

Place butter in mixing bowl; add sugar. Smear 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 pie shell.

Step 6

Bake in 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.

Nutritional Information

Chef John's Buttermilk Pie Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 414.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 5.2g 11%

Carbohydrates: 52.6g 17%

Dietary Fiber: 1.1g 4%

Sugars: 39.5g

Fat: 21.2g 33%

Saturated Fat: 9.9g 50%

Cholesterol: 101.5mg 34%

Vitamin A Iu: 456.1IU 9%

Niacin Equivalents: 2mg 15%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 3%

Vitamin C: 5.8mg 10%

Folate: 34.6mcg 9%

Calcium: 54.6mg 6%

Iron: 1.1mg 6%

Magnesium: 10.3mg 4%

Potassium: 105.8mg 3%

Sodium: 237.1mg 10%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 13%

Calories From Fat: 190.4

*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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