Old-Time Buttermilk Pie

By Addie

“When Grandma didn't have time to fuss over dessert, she whipped up this pie.”

Ingredients

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, softened
• 3 large eggs
• 3 rounded tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F.


Combine granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set at high speed until light and fluffy.


Add the eggs and flour one-third at a time to the sugar mixture, beating well after each addition.


Stir the buttermilk, vanilla extract and nutmeg into the egg mixture. Spoon into the pie shell.


Bake until set, about 45 to 50 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Serve at room temperature.
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Grandma's Secret Trick:

To avoid having ground nutmeg sit on the shelf for months or years between uses, Grandma bought whole nutmeg, which stays fresh for years. When she needed some ground nutmeg, Grandma just ran the nutmeg over the small-holed side of a grater. Because the flavor of fresh nutmeg is so powerful, Grandma found that she needed to use a little less than the recipe called for.