Mama’s Buttermilk Coconut Pie

Name: Mama's Buttermilk Coconut Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Cuisine: North America, Southern
Ingredients: Dough for single-crust pie; 1 cup sugar; 3 large eggs; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; Dash salt; 1-1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 50 min. YIELD: 8 servings.

My mama showed me how to make this pie about 40 years ago, just as her mama showed her how to make it. I was 6 when Mawmaw passed away, but I can still remember her cooking in the kitchen in her beautiful cotton dresses dusted with flour. I am honored to teach my daughter how to make this dessert, too. —Lisa Allen, Joppa, Alabama

Ingredients

Dough for single-crust pie
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Dash salt
1-1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut

Directions

1.
Preheat oven to 325°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Place pie plate on a rimmed baking sheet.
2. In a large bowl, beat sugar, eggs, buttermilk, butter, flour, vanilla and salt until blended. Stir in coconut. Pour into crust. Bake until top is light golden brown and center is almost set, 50-60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack; serve or refrigerate within 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 550 calories, 35g fat (23g saturated fat), 142mg cholesterol, 318mg sodium, 54g carbohydrate (34g sugars, 1g fiber), 6g protein.

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