Autumn Spiced Buttermilk Pie Food

AUTUMN SPICED BUTTERMILK PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place pie shell on a baking sheet. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, sift together the sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking soda.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, butter, eggs and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry beating until well blended.
• Pour into the unbaked pie shell. If using a frozen pie shell, there's no need to thaw the pie shell first.
• Sprinkle the top with additional nutmeg. Bake for 50-65 minutes or until the center is set when gently shaken.
• Check the pie halfway through cooking and cover the edges if needed, to prevent over browning.
• Cool on a cooling rack to room temperature.
• Chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight before cutting.

BUTTERMILK PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Beat the butter and sugar together until light.
• Add the eggs and beat; then beat in vanilla.
• Sift the dry ingredients together and add to the batter alternatively with the buttermilk; beat until smooth.
• Pour into a deep dish pie shell and bake at 400F for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350F and bake for 50-60 additional minutes.
• Pie should turn a nice golden brown and a knife inserted should come out clean.
• I think it is absolutely best when it is just still warm. (Not too hot, or it will be like napalm.).

SPICED BUTTERMILK PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°.
• For pie: On a lightly floured surface, roll piecrust into a 12-inch circle. Transfer to a 9-inch pie plate, pressing into bottom and up sides. Fold edges under, and crimp as desired. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Top crust with parchment paper, letting ends extend over edges of plate. Add pie weights.
• Bake on a lower oven rack for 10 minutes. Carefully remove paper and weights. Let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Leave oven on.
• In a large bowl, whisk together granulated sugar, flour, pie spice, and salt. Whisk in buttermilk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla until well combined. Pour filling into prepared crust.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°, and bake until set, 25 to 30 minutes more, covering with foil to prevent excess browning, if necessary. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
• In a large bowl, beat all ingredients with a mixer at high speed until soft peaks form. Spread onto pie just before serving.
• Garnish with nutmeg, if desired. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

AUTUMN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; line two 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper and lightly butter.
• Beat butter, shortening, and sugars together until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until smooth and light.
• Stir the buttermilk and vanilla together. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and spices together in a large bowl.
• Alternately stir the flour mixture and buttermilk, in thirds, into the beaten butter. Blend well with each addition.
• Pour batter into the pans and bake until center tests clean -- about 35 minutes. Cool cakes in the pans on a rack for 30 minutes, unmold, and cool completely before frosting (if desired).

AUNT AVA'S BUTTERMILK SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350degrees*.
• Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan or 2 8in. round cake pans.
• Measure all ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
• Blend for 30 seconds on low speed. Scrape sides of bowl down. Blend on high speed for 60 seconds, scraping bowl occassionally.
• Pour into prepared pans. Smack pans gently on counter to get rid of any air bubbles.
• Bake 9 x 13 for 45 minutes; 8 inch rounds for 30-40 minutes or until wooden toothpick or cake tester comes out clean. Frost cake with your favorite frosting**.
• Notes: *Many home ovens have widely varying oven temperatures. Buying an oven thermometer at your local discount store will cost you about $3 and guarantee you will have great success in your cake & other baking endeavors. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and place the thermometer in the back of oven. After 5 minutes,check the thermometer and move it to the left side then the right side and then the front of your oven. Adjust your oven settings accordingly to how far off 350 degrees the temps are in your oven. Many of you will be surprised at just how far off a brand new oven can be. $3 is a small price to pay for successful baking. **When baking this cake in 8 inch rounds, I spread a thin layer of my cream cheese frosting on top of the first layer and then slice a couple of bananas on top of the frosting and then place the second layer on top and finish frosting the cake with the rest of the cream cheese frosting. When I bake it in x 13 pan, I like to toast coconut on a cookie sheet and after frosting the cooled cake with either my cream cheese frosting or my butter pecan frosting, I sprinkle the toasted coconut on top of the frosted cake. Either variation pleases my family and friends. Using your imagination you can customize this into your own family favorite.