Above: San Marcos's Buttermilk Pie. Photograph by Douglas Merriam.

This recipe is from our May 2020 Tasting article, "Feeding Time."

Cindy Holloway, owner of the San Marcos Cafe, says this pie is a customer favorite. We also asked how to make the restaurant’s legendary cinnamon rolls, but she declared that “a closely guarded secret.”

Makes 1 Pie

For the Pie Crust

1 1/2 cups flour, sifted
1 teaspoon salt
1 stick cold butter
3 tablespoons ice water

Sift flour and salt together.
Cut in cold butter with a pastry knife.
Add water and mix until just combined.
Turn dough onto a floured surface and roll to fit a 9-inch glass pie dish.
Place in pie dish and crimp edges.

For the Filling

4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 stick butter, melted
1 cup buttermilk

In a large bowl, slightly beat eggs. Add sugar, flour, salt, and vanilla extract. Mix.
Add melted butter and stir well.
Add buttermilk and stir.

Once the filling mixture is complete, pour into the pie crust. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until set.

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