Buttermilk Pie

Sorry for the horrible pictures.  We ate the pie too fast and this was the remnants.

Buttermilk Pie

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

3 eggs

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted and cooled

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

1 Tsp. vanilla

1 graham cracker pie crust  (If you make it yourself, don't bake it!)

Optional:  Next time we want to add 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped pecans!

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine sugar and cornstarch in a bowl.  Beat in the eggs, buttermilk, butter, lemon juice, and vanilla until smooth.  Pour into crust.  

    Bake for 40 minutes until set.  Cool and refridgerate for 2 hours.  

Lemon Pie

Here's another pie from our pie experimentation lately.

Lemon Pie

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups graham crackers (1 package), crushed

1/4 cup butter (1/2 a stick), melted

1 Tbsp. sugar

1 Tbsp lemon peel plus 1 tsp, grated and divided

2 cans sweetened condensed milk

1 cup lemon juice (about 6 lemons)

2 Tbsp. raspberry preserves

             Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Combine the graham crackers, sugar, butter, and one tablespoon of lemon peel.  Press into the bottom of a pie pan and bake for 7 minutes until slightly golden.

         Whisk the sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice together.  Pour into pie pan and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight until set.  Garnish with raspberry preserves or fresh raspberries.