stuff of life: buttermilk pie

I never appreciated living in Austin while I had the chance.

I mean, it didn't help that I was 11 years old and not keen on appreciating much (other than my wicked scooter and the ice cream truck), but still. I lived in Austin. Had parents who loved to eat at the original Threadgill's and I'm pretty sure I pouted every time I was there because they didn't have chicken nuggets or an ice cream truck.

But they had buttermilk pie.

And now, my family has buttermilk pie.

It's a southern thing and now that we're out of Alaska, it's a family thing.

It's delicious, despite my first attempt browning a skin on it waaaay too quickly. The trick is to cover the top of the pie with a bit of foil for the first 30 minutes...similar to tenting a chicken.

Happy eating, ya'll!

Buttermilk Pie

Ingredients:
1 10-inch pie shell unbaked
3 Cups Sugar 1/4 C flour1/2 lb (2 sticks) butter, melted 6 eggs1 C buttermilk2 Tbs water1 Tsp lemon juice1 Tsp vanilla extract


Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350.Whisk sugar and flour into melted butter, then add eggs one at a time.Add liquid ingredients.
Bake for at least one hour or until filling is set in the center of the pie.

Pour filling into pie shell (I always seem to have extra filling that I bake in a dish)Place shell on cookie sheeet in preheated oven.

crowded kitchen: easy peasy lemonade pie

Now, Boy Wonder and I know for a fact that we didn't invent this recipe. It's everrrrryyywhere (seriously.) 

But, that said...why have we never heard of it until today? I happened to be looking for birthday ideas for the baby girl and this recipe came across our radar. So thankful it did. 

We have an obsession with lemons 'round here. And pie. Lemons and pie. Obviously, we're suckers for dessert.

This little beauty is no bake and uses a store-bought graham cracker crust. So easy...the 8 year old did it all by himself. 

Boy Wonder's Easy Peasy Lemonade Pie

ingredients:

1 (6 oz) can of lemonade concentrate
1 can of condensed sweetened milk
1 tub of frozen whipped topping

Give the ingredients a good half hour to thaw and soften. Mix lemonade and milk. Fold in whipped topping and pour into graham cracker pie shell. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. Try to share with your family. It'll be tough, but try.