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5 from 2 votes

Peach Pie

A Sweet Summer Pie!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Peach, Pie, Summer
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. of 2 Refrigerated Pie Crusts pre-rolled
  • 6-7 cups Fresh Peaches pits removed, peeled and sliced
  • 2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 cup Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Sugar granulated
  • 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 4 Tablespoons Cornstarch 1 extra if you want filling thicker
  • 3 Tablespoons Butter cut up into roughly 12 pieces

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF
  • Toss peaches with lemon juice, sugars and nutmeg. Add cornstarch and stir to evenly coat the peaches. Let sit while preparing the crust.
  • Place one of the prepared crusts into the bottom of a deep dish pie plate. Place the other crust on a cutting surface (I use a white polyethylene dishwasher safe cutting board that doesn’t pick up odors or tastes for this). Use any shape 1-2 inch cutter to cut some holes into this top crust. 
  • Put peach mixture into the pie plate with the bottom crust. Dot with the butter pieces. Carefully drape the top crust onto the top of the peaches.
  • With your fingers, fold the top crust under the bottom crust and pinch together to form a tight seal.
    Crimp pie crust
  • Place pie on a lipped baking sheet and place in the middle of the oven.
  • Cook from 55-65 minutes until the crust is golden brown. Cool for 5-6 hours.

Modifications

I started out a bit tired because I had to skin, pit and slice about 10 peaches. I think I could have done them earlier in the day, put the lemon juice on them to keep them from discoloring and put them in the refrigerator. I needed to take a break rather than run straight through this recipe.
Sliced peaches
Sliced peaches
This may go without saying, but make sure to have all the ingredients before you start. I forgot to check on the ground nutmeg and assumed it was in alphabetical order right over where I was baking. Nobody in their right mind has a nutmeg grater and nutmeg pods in their home kitchen. Although this time it saved my pie, it cost me in energy, time and skin. The real kick in the pants of this is that the ground nutmeg was put back on the wrong spice shelf last week by my daughter who just put it back where she found it. Good organization and communication with other household members would have helped.
Also, I probably should have anticipated that the lattice crust was going to be too much for me. Always have a contingency plan for the hard parts.