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Grits lovers,check this out!

12 years ago

Grits Pie

3/4 cup water

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup quick-cooking grits

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

3/4 cups sugar

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

3 large eggs, slightly beaten

1/4 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 (9-inch) frozen pie shell, thawed

Sweetened whipped cream and strawberries, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

In a small saucepan, bring the water and salt to a boil. Add the grits and cook for 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the butter and cook for 1 additional minute. Set aside and cool slightly.

In a small bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Slowly stir into the cooled grits. Pour into the pie shell and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until set. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream and strawberries as a garnish, if desired.

{{!gwi}}

I used to love sugar and butter on my grits as a child. Think this will be delicious!

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Comments (15)

patti43
12 years ago
Well it looks good and the recipe sounds good, but I've never had sugar on grits before. Are you going to make it? If you do and like it, then I'll try it :-)
wildchild
12 years ago
Now that looks really good. Something I want to try.
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Hm... I haven't spent much time in the South, and I didn't see a lot of grits there, so I have no feel for authenticity. Every time I've seen shrimp and grits, both in person and on TV, the grits are white, so I assumed hominy. Then they put yellow cheese in them, so it could be hard to tell if it were corn. So I tried looking at Southern Living's recipe, figuring it could be definitive and I see your point. :) It doesn't say. Which goes back to try both and figure out what you like. :) There's a lot more traffic in Kitchens. You could post an OT there and see if you get some better responses.
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glenda_al
Original Author
12 years ago
Paula Deen prepared it today :o) It was a rerun, but I've never seen it.

And when I did a search, there were other recipe sites, but the recipe was basically the same.

It's on my to try list.
oldgardener_2009
12 years ago
Looks yummy.
wildchild
12 years ago
I've always liked grits put into a loaf pan chilled and sliced then fried in butter like French toast.
glenda_al
Original Author
12 years ago
wildchild, Paula Deen makes a grits toast that looks and sounds wonderful. She serves it topped with shrimp, etc.

Type in a search, if interested, for shrimp and grits toast and it will come up. Or just grits toast.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
12 years ago
I love grits and I eat it with sugar sprinkles sometimes. I make a cheese grits soufflÃ¯Â¿Â½ that is a beautiful dish and taste wonderful. I know I would like that pie.

And man oh man I love me some shrimp and grits.
glenda_al
Original Author
12 years ago
I love shrimp and grits, too.

I make a good shrimp and grits casserole :o)

ravencajun, you cheese grits souffle sounds great!
amyfiddler
12 years ago
Im gonna try it. Hubby is from the south....im not but i eat grits. Love them with butter n brown sugar so i bet ill love this pie. Im on vaca now though...hope i can find this post when i get home.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
12 years ago
I will post my cheese grits souffle recipe on the recipe thread today in case anyone wants it.
patti43
12 years ago
I would love it, Ravencajun. I make cheese grits but not souffle! Yummy!!
sue_va
12 years ago
Well, here's the spoil sport.

I grew up eating grits with salt, pepper and butter, or with sausage, or fried eggs, or like WC said, but never with sugar.

That would be like putting sugar in cornbread. :Sue
glenda_al
Original Author
12 years ago
I grew up eating grits and rice with sugar and butter.

Now I don't eat regular rice.

I eat my grits with no butter, and with only salt and pepper.
ruthieg__tx
12 years ago
I like my grits with sugar and butter but DH likes his with salt and pepper.

That looks like a typical Chess type pie with grits added.
susanjf_gw
12 years ago
funny you shoudl post this...have grits sitting on counter from this am breakfast. had them with brown sugar a pat of butter...

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