Southern Buttermilk Pie

"This sweet, smooth, creamy, and a little tangy Southern Buttermilk Pie is one of my favorite pies. I can imagine what you are thinking? I have heard it many times. What is a buttermilk pie? Is it made with buttermilk? Do you taste all that buttermilk? I do not like buttermilk. This pie sounds terrible! I PROMISE! This dessert tastes nothing like buttermilk. It is so surprisingly amazing and magical. A buttermilk pie is a traditional southern custard-based pie. It's close cousins with the chess pie and the egg custard pie."

NotesIf you are not a buttermilk fan, it is O.K.; the buttermilk is magical. Try not to tell anyone about the buttermilk in the pie until after they have tried it. They will probably eat several pieces without even knowing any buttermilk is in the pie. This Christmas, my nephew, try a piece of Buttermilk Pie. We told him it was a “Custard Pie.” He is a big football player who plays center in college. He hates buttermilk. He kept eating the pie and told me it was one of the best pies he had ever eaten. My mother in law, his grandma, told me not to tell him it was buttermilk yet. She was going to bake him another one and tell him after he finishes eating it.

Preparation Time15 min

Chilling Time8 hr

Cooking Time50 min

Cooking Vessel Size9 inch unbaked pie crust