Berry Buttermilk Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 medium lemon, zest of
• 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
• 2 cups strawberries
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
• 8 whole fresh strawberries, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400ºf.
• 2 cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add the eggs one at a time and beat until well-blended.
• 3 add the buttermilk, vanilla and lemon zest. mix well, pour into the pastry shell and bake for 5 minutes.
• 4 reduce the heat to 350ºf and bake for an additional 40 minutes or until the custard sets.
• 5 cool on a wire rack and chill before serving.
• 6 serving: in a blender or food processor, puree the berries with the confectioners' sugar, top each pie slice with the berry sauce and one whole strawberry.