Aunt Hatties Buttermilk Custard Pie Food

CHEF JOHN'S BUTTERMILK PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• 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.
• Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes. Remove dish from oven; lift weights from pan with edges of parchment paper. Allow crust to cool completely.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

AMISH BUTTERMILK PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine sugar and lemon zest in a bowl. Using your hands, rub zest into sugar to release the natural oils of the zest. Add flour and mix well.
• Whip in buttermilk, lemon juice, eggs, butter, and lemon extract. Pour batter into pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until center is slightly jiggly in center, 50 to 65 minutes. Custard will continue to set as pie cools.

WARM APPLE-BUTTERMILK CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Fit pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate according to package directions. Fold edges under and crimp.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add apple slices, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes or until apple slices are tender; set aside.
• Beat 1/4 cup butter and 1 1/3 cups sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Add 2 tbsp flour and vanilla, beating until blended. Add buttermilk, beating until smooth.
• Spoon apple mixture into pie crust; pour buttermilk mixture over apple mixture.
• Bake at 300° for 30 minutes.
• Stir together 3 tbsp butter, 1/4 cup sugar, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and remaining 1/4 tsp cinnamon until crumbly. Sprinkle over pie.
• Bake 40 more minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let stand for 1 hour before serving.

AUNT HATTIE'S BUTTERMILK CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Cream butter and sugar Add egg yolks, flour and vanilla then beat lightly. Add buttermilk and stir well. Fold in whipped egg whites just enough to combine. If wanted brush pastry shells with egg white slightly beaten with fork. Pour in filling and bake 10 minutes at 450 degrees. Reduce heat to 300 and bake until firm about 15 minutes.