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Peaches and Cream Pie

We found this simple, mildly-flavored peach pie recipe reader Honoria M. was looking for, on a very old Betty Crocker recipe insert that had once been included with sacks of Gold Medal flour. We sent the recipe to her, post haste, and Honoria says she received rave reviews for the pie she baked with it: "...just as I remember, it was easy as pie to make, ergo, my Grandmother would have made it!" In this recipe, because the peaches are baked as halves (as opposed to being thinly sliced) the pure flavor of peach really comes through. Choose the best peaches you can find, to make the most of that. We used super-sweet white peaches.

Makes 1, 9-inch pie
For Pie-crust:
  • 1 cup sifted flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup ice-cold shortening
  • 2 Tbsp water
Instructions for making the crust:
  1. Sift flour and salt together. Cut shortening in with pastry blender or 2 knives. Sprinkle water over, mixing enough to make dough stay together. Round up into a ball and let stand a few minutes to make it easier to roll out. Roll out on lightly floured cloth-covered board (or, just on a floured counter) to fit and 8-inch pie pan. Place loosely in pie pan, leaving 1/2 inch extending over the edge of pan. Build up fluted edge.
For filling:
  • 6 peach halves (use sweet, ripe peaches, peeled and stoned)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 Tbsp flour
  • 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup cream
Instructions
  1. Arrange peach halves in the pastry-lined pan, rounded side up. Mix rest of ingredients together and pour over peaches. Bake 40 to 45 minutes at 375.

Plunge peaches into boiling water for a few seconds and the skin will peel off quite easily. Use well-ripened (but not over-ripe) peaches for this recipe--easier to get the pits out for a prettier presentation

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