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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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A classic buttermilk pie topped with strawberry sauce. Adapted from the May/June 2005 edition of the magazine 'Home Cooking'. Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened |
1 3/4 cups sugar |
3 eggs |
1 cup buttermilk |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 medium lemon, zest of |
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell |
2 cups strawberries |
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar |
8 whole fresh strawberries, to garnish |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
2. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add the eggs one at a time and beat until well-blended.
3. Add the buttermilk, vanilla and lemon zest. Mix well, pour into the pastry shell and bake for 5 minutes.
4. Reduce the heat to 350ºF and bake for an additional 40 minutes or until the custard sets.
5. Cool on a wire rack and chill before serving.
6. Serving: In a blender or food processor, puree the berries with the confectioners' sugar, top each pie slice with the berry sauce and one whole strawberry.
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