black walnut pie my way

26 Pinches 2 Photos
Woodbury, TN
Updated on Dec 27, 2013

My son came up with this pie recipe. He says his 35 years of eating food makes him a bona fide chef. I agree.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake
yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 6 - eggs
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups black walnuts, minced or chopped fine
  • - zest of one large orange
  • 3/4 cup dry buttermilk, reconstituted with orange juice instead of water
  • 1 stick butter

How To Make black walnut pie my way

  • Step 1
    Have on hand two 8 inch pie crusts, unbaked. Preheat oven to 375F.
  • Step 2
    Cream together butter and sugar. Add flour and stir in eggs, one at a time.
  • Step 3
    Add the walnuts, zest and reconstituted buttermilk and mix well.
  • Step 4
    Pour into pie crusts and bake for 15 minutes at 375 then decrease to 350 for the remaining time. Watch the edges for over-browning and cover them with foil if needed. Bake until middle is no longer jiggly, about one hour total.

Discover More

Category: Pies
Keyword: #orange
Keyword: #buttermilk
Keyword: #pie
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Nuts

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