Amish Buttermilk Pie
This is a quick and easy pie recipe. It is a custard-like pie.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tea bags – Earl Grey
- 1 frozen regular pie crust (The Amish ladies, of course, would make a fresh pie crust.)
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 425ºF.
- Warm the buttermilk in a small pan over medium-high heat just until it begins to steam.
- Do not boil the buttermilk.
- Add tea bags and let steep for one hour. Press tea bags to release all the tea and discard.
- Whisk together infused buttermilk, lemon zest, sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla, and butter.
- Pour into pie crust.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Reduce oven heat to 350ºF and continue baking for an additional 30 minutes.
Cool to room temperature and serve.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
