Description
Sweetness in every bite on top of a melty crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- Single 9-inch unbaked pie crust
- 1 1/2 cups (packed) light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup very finely ground cornmeal (see note)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 4 tbsp butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
- 3/4 cup whole buttermilk, at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the crust in a 9-inch pie pan and refrigerate it while making the filling.
- In a medium bowl, combine the brown sugar, cornmeal, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs until frothy.
- Beat in the melted butter.
- Add the dry mixture and stir vigorously until the brown sugar is dissolved.
- Add the buttermilk and vanilla.
- When all is well combined, pour the mixture into the pie crust and bake for 45 minutes, or until the center is set (no longer liquid, but still tender to the touch).
- Allow the pie to cool until just barely warm before slicing.