Buttermilk Pie



INGREDIENTS:

Pastry for 1-crust pie *

4 tb flour

4 tb Water

1 c  buttermilk

3/4 c  Dark brown sugar

2    Eggs; separated

2 tb butter; softened

2 tb Sugar

DIRECTIONS:

* baked 15 minutes, or until golden

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. In a small bowl, beat the flour and water together
until smooth. Pour into the top of a double boiler, add
the buttermilk and cook over boiling water until thick,
stirring frequently. Beat in the sugar, eggs yolks, and
butter and continue to cook until the mixture is thick
and clear. Remove from the heat. Pour the mixture into
the cooled pie shell.

3. In a large bowl, beat the egg whites with 2 TBS sugar
until stiff peaks form. Pour the meringue over the custard
in thepie shell and bake for 8-10 minutes or until the
meringue is golden. Chill before serving.



Buttermilk Pie