Chef Sean Brock and Lisa Donovan's Buttermilk Pie Recipe

Do you like pie? Do you like pies that jiggle? We do too! On dreary, rainy days, why not warm up and have a few jiggly giggles making this cozy buttermilk pie with someone you enjoy making pie with. Chefs Sean Brock and Lisa Donovan bring you a southern classic with a heart of gold.

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[jetlaggedchef]

Just for anyone thrown off by the sugar amount - this recipe makes 3 pies. (I know because I make this pie all the time). In their recipe, they've rounded up or down to make it easy to measure in a production environment, In a home kitchen for a single pie, you can be more accurate. Below are the proportions I'd use:

1 unbaked pie shell
4 eggs (at room temperature)
2 cups sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 cup full-fat buttermilk (I prefer Cruze’s)
3/4 teaspoons salt
One tbsp lemon juice (omit the zest, it overpowers the buttermilk)
1/2 tsp vanilla (any more competes with the tang)
2 1/2 tbsp melted butter

Pour into pie shell and bake at 350 for about an hour. You'll get a really delicious crust on top that is SO tastey with the creamy pie. It really needs to cool for an hour at room temp, then cool ALL the way down to fridge temp. {If you have trouble getting the top to get nice and evenly brown, try it again but start it out at 375F for the first 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 and continue baking for another 50 minutes.

This pie is delicious. It one of those amazaing things that makes me proud to be from the South. :)

[jaybirdjones]

Love love this recipe it's the best

[Monteiro]

I'm seeing all this videos one after the other ...THIS IS GOLD to a chef

[d.lawrence]

I don't make these just because I'm out of fruit. They're not a substitute for anything to me. They're just....good.

[WillChernoff]

This technique is great! Donovan knows how to make tasty treats!

[duncannok]

That pastry looks raw to me, I would blind bake the pastry case first.

[JohnAranita]

I love it when she squeezes her lemon juice.

[GS-stns]

this was Big I had to subscribe. I make my own butter and the buttermilk I freeze. It's a totally different consistency from the store. Will that still make a good buttermilk pie?

[pianoonparade]

gods above people, if you think "that amount of sugar" is too much, then you probably should never eat another pie in your life, 'cause that's how much always goes in it

[snowblo]

Wow, looks great. But in the recipe it reads to use 6 cups of sugar, is that correct? For 1 single pie?

[murilocruz]

Lemon buttermilk pie with bruleed top. Yum!

[plawson]

Followed this recipe exactly and had twice as much as needed. Unfortunately didn't have a second pie crust on hand either.

[doggieGZ]

Damn, the comments section here is pretty toxic.

That sugar measurement explains the American healthcare system.

[Babydoll]

I got an Error Page when I tried getting the recipe 😢

[beepbopboop]

They should be cutting on a white coloured chopping board.

[robertopinci]

Thats it a piece of that pie you are good for 3 weeks god

[MOKAILEE]

That amount of sugar is to be expected. It's a giant ass pie.

[miskelley]

This recipe is for THREE (3) Pies!!! there have been questions re the 6 cups of There is an exact measurement listed below in another post.... <3

[lestudio]

What’s the difference in this pie and chess pie?