“Mother’s Day Special” Recipe: Soylicious® Buttermilk Pie
“Mother’s Day Special” Recipe of the Month: Soylicious® Buttermilk Pie.
Soy buttermilk provides a healthy spin on great-grandma’s buttermilk pie.
Still heartwarming with less than half of the saturated fat of the original family recipe.
This low-cost treat is easy to make with ingredients that are probably already in your fridge and cabinets.
Did you know you can convert soy milk to soy buttermilk in one easy step?
Me neither.
Why change what works? Two words: nutrition & health.
The University of California at San Francisco reports that “Soy contains the isoflavones genistein and diadzen that are not found in any other foods. These isoflavones have been scientifically proven to reduce blood cholesterol levels and slow down bone loss, thus preventing heart disease and osteoporosis.” Source:https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/soy-protein-content-of-foods
So glad I can improve the nutritional profile of some of my favorite family foods!
Enjoy this updated version of a true Southern food tradition. It’s a keeper!
~Karen
Soylicious® Buttermilk Pie
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Baking Time: 55-65 minutes
Ingredients
4 eggs
1 cup of soy milk
1 Tablespoon of lemon juice
2 cups sugar
2 Tablespoons of flour
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 Tablespoons of plant-based butter (melted)
Pinch of salt
1 unbaked deep-dish pie crust (Marie Callender’s has no lard and is delicious)
Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Getting Ready: Stir up your soy buttermilk.
Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to a measuring cup.
Add soy milk up to the 1 cup line and stir.
Let the soy milk & lemon juice sit at room temperature for 10 minutes. It will thicken.
Soy buttermilk can be made ahead and stored for up to five days in the refrigerator.
STEP 1: Get out a mixing bowl and whip up the ingredients.
You can have this pie in the oven in 10 minutes!
Break eggs into bowl and beat well.
Add melted plant butter, soy buttermilk, vanilla, and salt. Beat again.
Add sugar and flour and beat until no lumps remain.
STEP 2: Fill the pie.
Place pie crust in a larger metal or glass pie plate or on a baking sheet (to support the weight of the filled pie when baking)
Pour beaten pie filling into an unbaked pie crust.
Tent Edges of crust to prevent over-browning.
STEP 3:
Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes.
Reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake until the center is firm, about 50-60 minutes.
Warning: Resist the temptation to cut into the hot pie.
Be patient. : - )
Let the pie cool at least two hours before serving.
Refrigerate your Soylicious® Buttermilk pie after it has cooled completely. This pie be frozen for up to two months.
ENJOY!
