Strawberry Buttermilk Pie

So it was my birthday in the beginning of this month and it is an unspoken tradition at our work that the B-day girl/boy should bring in something sweet for everyone to enjoy. However having 400+ people in the offices, there are plenty of cakes around us. So when my 27th was approaching I wanted to bring in something salty for a change, but somehow people remarked that June was fairly slow in birthdays...

I got the message and felt obliged to make a pie. Summer in Copenhagen is fairly warm this year and strawberries are a big hit, so I thought I bake something light. Influenced by my childhood summer treat,I am proudly presenting my version of our traditional Slovakian:

STRAWBERRY BUTTERMILK PIE:
(Jahodova Bublanina)

• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 100g salted butter
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 2 tbsp vanilla sugar
• 2 eggs
  
• lemon zest from 1 lemon
• 2 cups fresh strawberries
• coarsely ground almonds (to garnish)
  

Whisk the butter with the sugar until smooth. Gradually add the eggs. I used a food processor, so the job was done very fast. Add the buttermilk and flour that you mixed with the baking powder and soda. Add the remaining ingredients apart from the strawberries.
Pour the dough into a greased baking form.

Wash and stem the strawberries and cut each in 4 - 6 pieces. Sprinkle these on top of the dough heavily, on top of each other, if necessary. Most of them will fall through, so no worries :-)

Bake in pre-heated oven at 200 Celsius for about 30 minutes or until done. The cake is done when a toothpick that has been pierced through comes out clean. Sprinkle with almonds and serve with coffee :-)

Yums.

This is my contribution to the Strawberry Feast hosted by Happy Cook over at My Kitchen Treasures.