This pie recipe was made famous by one of our presidents — it was his favorite pie. While aboard the battleship USS Missouri, Master Chief Steward Harry Hightower served buttermilk pecan pie to Harry Truman. The President loved this pie so much that he had to ask for the recipe. It’s a classic in many many families.
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup butter
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 eggs
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 9-inch unbaked pie shell
1/2 cup chopped pecans
METHOD:
Preheat oven to 300°F.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar at a time. Blend in vanilla.
Add eggs, one at a time. Combine flour and salt; add a small amount at a time. Add buttermilk and beat to combine well.
Sprinkle pecans in the bottom of the pie crust; pour the buttermilk mixture over the pecans and bake for 1 hour 30 minutes at 300°F, or until the middle is set and the top is a deep golden brown. Best served at room temperature.
