2 c Granulated sugar
1/2 c Butter – (1 stick); softened
3 Eggs
3 tb All-purpose flour
1/4 ts Salt
1 c Buttermilk
1 Nine-inch unbaked pie crust;
-with edges of crust
Crimped high
1/2 c Chopped pecans; toasted
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, gradually beat sugar
into softened butter with an electric mixer, beating until mixture is
well-blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each
addition. Combine flour and salt. Gradually beat dry ingredients into
butter mixture. Beat in buttermilk until mixture is well-blended. Pour
filling into crust. Sprinkle toasted pecans over filling. Bake for 1 hour
and 15 to 20 minutes or until filling is set. Let cool. Store pie in
refrigerator. To toast chopped pecans, spread evenly in a shallow baking
pan. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 5 to 10 minutes or until browned,
stirring once or twice during baking. Yield: 8 servings.
Comments: “The pie takes its name from the battleship Missouri, where
Yields
8 servings
