Country Peach Pie

Name: Country Peach Pie
Yield: Makes 1 deep 9½- or 10-inch pie; serves about 8
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Pinch each ground cinnamon, ground mace or fresh-grated nutmeg; Pinch each ground cinnamon, ground mace or fresh-grated nutmeg; Pinch salt; 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces; ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar; ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; Pinch each ground cinnamon, ground mace or fresh-grated nutmeg; Basic Pie Dough for a 2-crust pie; Basic Pie Dough for a 2-crust pie; 8 large (3½-4 pounds) ripe peaches; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon milk, for glaze; 1 tablespoon milk, for glaze; Vanilla ice cream, for serving (optional)

Preparation info

Makes 1 deep 9½- or 10 inch pie; serves about
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Classic Home Desserts

By Richard Sax

Published 1994

About

Nothing says summer and home better than a freshly baked pie, a pie that, to quote a friend, “screams peaches.”

Ingredients

Basic Pie Dough for a 2-crust pie
8 large (3½-4 pounds) ripe p

Americas
United States
Dessert
Pie
Vegetarian
Summer

Method

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F, with a rack in the lower third. Divide the dough into 2 slightly unequal pieces. Roll out the larger piece on a lightly floured surface to a large circle no more than ⅛