Best 3 Buttermilk Cardamom Pie Recipes

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Buttermilk cardamom pie is a classic Southern dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of tangy buttermilk, aromatic cardamom, and buttery crust creates a flavor explosion that will tantalize your taste buds. This pie is sure to be a hit with your family and friends, and it's easy to make too. What are you waiting for? Let's get started!

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

BUTTERMILK-CARDAMOM PIE



Buttermilk-Cardamom Pie image

It's amazing what you can do with basic pantry ingredients. Here, buttermilk is spiced with cardamom, nutmeg, and vanilla, then baked in a flaky piecrust until custardy and fragrant. This recipe comes from cookbook author (and Martha's longtime friend) Sara Foster, who learned it from her mother.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Pie & Tarts Recipes

Yield Makes one 9-inch pie

Number Of Ingredients 18

3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
3 tablespoons sugar, plus more for work surface
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening, cut into small pieces
1 stick (1/2 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 large egg
1/3 cup ice water, plus 2 to 4 more tablespoons as needed
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
1 large egg white, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cups well-shaken buttermilk

Steps:

  • Crust: In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, and salt. Using a pastry blender or your fingers, cut in shortening and butter until mixture resembles coarse meal, with pea- to almond-size pieces of butter and a few larger chunks remaining (work quickly so that butter and shortening remain cold).
  • In a small bowl, beat egg with 1/3 cup water and vinegar. Pour egg mixture around edges of flour mixture while working it in with a fork, just until dough starts to clump together. Add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed. Do not overmix. Lightly dust your hands and work surface with flour. Turn dough out onto surface and press it together. Divide dough in half, shape each half into a flat disk, and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 3 days.
  • Place one disk of dough on a lightly floured surface (reserve remaining disk for another use). If dough is too firm, let stand 5 to 10 minutes before rolling. Dust a rolling pin with flour and roll out dough into a 12-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Brush off any excess flour after rolling. Fold dough in half or gently roll it up around rolling pin and lift to place in a 9-inch pie dish. Press dough lightly into bottom and up sides of dish. Using kitchen shears or a paring knife, trim to a 1/2-inch overhang; fold under. Crimp edges as desired. Prick bottom of dough all over with a fork. Cover with plastic. Refrigerate or freeze at least 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees with racks in center and lower third. Line dough with parchment, pressing it into corners and edges; fill with dried beans or rice. Bake on lower rack 10 to 15 minutes. Remove beans or rice and parchment; bake on center rack until golden brown, about 5 minutes more. Transfer to a wire rack and immediately brush very lightly with egg white. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
  • Filling: In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt. In a small saucepan, heat butter and vanilla seeds over low, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted. Add butter mixture to sugar mixture and stir until thoroughly combined. Add eggs, one at a time, whisking after each addition. Whisk in buttermilk until smooth and well blended.
  • Pour filling into warm crust. Place pie dish on a rimmed baking sheet; bake on center rack, rotating halfway through, until filling is set around edges but wobbles slightly in center when gently shaken, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool at least 1 hour before serving.

CARDAMOM BUTTERMILK PIE



Cardamom Buttermilk Pie image

Make and share this Cardamom Buttermilk Pie recipe from Food.com.

Provided by chia2160

Categories     Pie

Time 1h25m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 unbaked pie shell, deep dish
4 tablespoons melted butter
3 egg yolks
2 cups buttermilk
1 cup sour cream
1 lemon, zest of
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon cardamom
1 cup sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Mix all ingredients together and pour into pie crust.
  • Bake for 60-75 minutes until set.
  • Cool on wire rack.

CARDAMOM CRANBERRY BUTTERMILK PIE



CARDAMOM CRANBERRY BUTTERMILK PIE image

Categories     Egg

Yield 8 slices

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 pie crust, parbaked @ 350 degrees for 7 minutes
1 1/2 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoons cardamom, ground
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup dried cranberries, plumped in 1/2 cup warm orange juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat orange juice and add cranberries to plump. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, melted butter, cardamom, eggs and sour cream. Beat in sugar, buttermilk and lemon juice. Drain cranberries and fold into mixture. Pour filling into cooled pie shell, place on a sheet pan and put into preheated oven. Reduce heat to 325 degrees. Bake until filling is set on edges but slightly wobbly in center, about one hour. Let pie cool completely on rack and then refrigerate. Remove pie from refrigerator one hour prior to serving. Serve with whipped cream.

Baking:

  • Chilling the buttermilk and butter before using ensures a smooth and creamy batter.
  • Using a pastry blender or food processer to mix the butter and sugar helps to create a crumbly mixture that will hold together well when water is added.
  • Rolling the pie crust between two pieces of parchment paper makes the process easier and prevents the crust from sticking.
  • Par-baking the pie crust before adding the cardamom-spiked mixture helps to prevent the crust from becoming soggy.

Cardamom Mixture:

  • Using freshly ground cardamom pods gives the mixture a more flavorful and aromatic taste. Pre-ground cardamom can be used, but the flavors will be muted.
  • Mixing the sugar and cornstarch together before adding the buttermilk and eggs helps to prevent the mixture from becoming lumpy.
  • Heating the mixture over low heat and stirring helps to thicken the mixture and cook the eggs.

Assembly:

  • Pouring the cardamom mixture into the pie shell and then smoothing the surface helps to create an even layer.
  • Baking the pie in a preheated over until the cardamom mixture is set helps to prevent the mixture from curdling.
  • Chilling the pie before serving helps to allow the flavors to set and the pie to firm up.

Conclusion:

  • This recipe is easy to follow and can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
  • The combination of the creamy cardamom-spiked mixture and the graham crumble crust is delicious and refreshing.
  • The buttermilk adds a tanginess to the pie that balances out the sweetness of the cardamom and sugar.
  • The pie can be served with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

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