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Peach Pie

Ingredients
  

  • Pie Filling
  • pounds ripe peaches about 6 large
  • ½ cup sugar plus extra for sprinkling
  • 2 T. cornstarch
  • ½ tsp. grated orange zest
  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 T. butter
  • All-purpose flour
  • 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water for egg wash

Pie Crust

  • 12 tablespoons 1½ sticks very cold unsalted butter
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • cup very cold vegetable shortening
  • ½ cup ice water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • Boil water in a pot.
  • Immerse the peaches for 15 seconds to 2 minutes, testing along the way, until the skins peel off easily with a small knife.
  • Put peaches in a bowl if ice water to stop cooking.
  • Peel them.
  • Cut one peach in ½-inch dice and set aside.
  • Cut the rest of the peaches in ½-inch thick wedges and place them in a large bowl.
  • In a small saucepan, whisk together the ½ cup sugar, the cornstarch, orange zest, orange juice, and butter over medium heat and bring to a boil.
  • Add just the diced peaches (not the wedges), bring to a boil and lower to a simmer.
  • Cook 2-3 minutes until thick,
  • Combine this with the peach wedges and 1- 3 tablespoons of the flour. I used just one.
  • Roll out half the pie dough (recipe below) on a floured board until it’s larger than a 9-inch pie plate. Place in pie pan, cut excess off edges.
  • Put peach filling in middle.
  • Brush edges with egg wash.
  • Roll second crust to a large circle and cut strips to weave.
  • Crimp edges with a fork and brush top with egg wash.
  • Sprinkle on sugar.
  • Bake on the pan for approx 45 mins.
  • Serve with ice cream!

Pie Crust

  • Dice the butter and chill in fridge.
  • Put flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor.
  • Pulse a few times to mix.
  • Add butter and shortening.
  • Pulse 8 to 12 times.
  • While running machine, pour in the ice water until the dough begins to form a ball.
  • Dump out on a floured board and roll into a ball.
  • Wrap with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
  • Cut the dough in half.