Peaches and Cream Pie

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Diana Rattray
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Diana Rattray
Updated 08/28/19
Peach Pie

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  • Total: 85 mins
  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 65 mins
  • Yield: 1 pie (8 servings)

This peach pie is made with a sweet cream filling and fresh sliced peaches. The peaches are arranged in a partially baked pie crust and then a rich sweetened cream mixture is poured over the peaches. Nectarines may be used for this pie as well.

Ingredients

  • Pastry for Crust:
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1/2 (scant) teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons chilled butter (or shortening, cut into small pieces)
  • 3 to 6 tablespoons ice-cold water
  • Filling:
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 6 to 8 medium ripe peaches (peeled, pitted, cut into quarters or eighths)

Steps to Make It

Note: while there are multiple steps to this recipe, this dessert is broken down into workable categories to help you better plan for preparation and baking.

Make the Homemade Pastry

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. Put the 1 1/3 cups of flour, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse several times to blend thoroughly.

  3. Sprinkle the pieces of butter or shortening over the flour. Pulse about 6 times in one-second bursts. The mixture should resemble coarse crumbs with some visible pieces about the size of small peas.

  4. Sprinkle 4 tablespoons of ice water over the flour mixture and then put the lid back on and pulse about 8 to 10 times.

  5. The dough should clump with squeezed in your hand. If it is still crumbling, sprinkle with more ice water, about 2 teaspoons at a time, and pulse a few more times. Repeat until the dough clumps together when squeezed.

  6. Dump the dough out onto a floured surface and knead a few times. Shape it into a flat disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes.

  7. Preheat the oven to 450 F.

  8. Roll the dough into an 11- to 12-inch circle.

  9. Fit the dough into a 9-inch pie plate and flute the edges.

  10. Press a sheet of foil or parchment paper over the bottom and up the sides of the crust and fill with pie weights or dry beans.

  11. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until it just begins to color. 

  12. Remove the pie crust from the oven and remove the pie weights and foil or paper.

Make the Filling

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. In a bowl, combine 4 tablespoons of flour and 1 cup of granulated sugar; blend well.

  3. Add cream, 1/8 teaspoon of salt, almond extract, and nutmeg; beat to blend well.

  4. Arrange peach slices in 1 layer in the partially baked crust, so they are resting spoon fashioned, close together. Fill any spaces with more peach slices.

  5. Pour the cream filling over the peaches.

  6. Return pie to the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes.

  7. Reduce heat to 350 F and bake for 35 to 45 minutes longer, or until peaches are cooked and filling is just set.

  8. As soon as filling is not jiggly, remove it to a rack to cool.

  9. Serve and enjoy!

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