About National Peach Pie Day
In the United States, peach pie is a dessert pie typically made in the late summer when fresh peaches are abundant. The filling consists of fresh peaches, sugar, cornstarch or flour, and spices such as cinnamon or nutmeg. A double crust pie has a bottom crust and a lattice top. A single crust pie may have a crumble topping or be solid.
Ingredients:
- 1 pie crust (homemade or store-bought)
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 3 large peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced into thin wedges
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and salt.
- Pour milk into a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until boiling.
- Add the cornstarch mixture; cook and stir until thickened.
- Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- Arrange peach slices over the top of the pie.
- Sprinkle with flour, butter and vanilla extract.
- Bake for 15 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake an additional 45 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.
- Sprinkle with brown sugar and sugar before serving.
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