AUTHENTIC AMISH BUTTERMILK PIE - the real deal!

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.