Ingredients 1 1/4 Cups All-purpose Flour Plus Extra for Dusting 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder 1/2 Teaspoon Salt 6 Ounces Cream Cheese, softened 6 Tablespoons Butter, softened 1 1/2 Teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract 1/2 Teaspoon Almond Extract 1/2 Cup Sugar 9 Ripe Peaches 3/4 Cup Sugar 1 Cup Heavy Cream
Instructions 1. To make crust: Sift flour, baking powder, salt into a bowl and stir to mix. Set aside. With and electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese and butter until well blended. Add vanilla and almond extracts and stir to blend. Add sugar and stir until well blended. Add flour mixture, and blend thoroughly. Do not overmix. 2. With lightly floured hands, form dough into flat round. Wrap and refrigerate until firm enough to handle, about 1 hour. (Dough will be slightly sticky.) 3. On a lightly floured work surface, roll dough out into a 12-inch round, 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Roll dough up onto rolling pin, then place in a 2-inch deep, 9" pie plate. Press dough lightly into bottom and sides of pan. Trim excess dough. 4. Using a fork, press edges of dough down on lip of pie pan. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes or overnight before baking. 5. Preheat oven to 350. Bake crust until light brown and puffy, 25 to 30 minutes. Set aside to cool completely. 6. To make filling: In the meantime, peel pit and slice peaches. Mix with 1/2 cup sugar and spread evenly over prepared crust. Whip cream until soft peaks form and the add 1/4 cup sugar and beat until stiff. Top peaches with whipped cream and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 8 hours
Description Summertime means fresh peaches.
Notes This was a delicious pie that was almost impossible to cut nicely as the peaches are just loose. It may not serve pretty but it is excellent. I don't know where one can find a 2" deep pie plate and I chose to use a regular pie plate. I also don't know why it says to not keep more than 8 hours as it was just a delicious the following day. The crust is a very interesting crust and it would work well with any fruit prepared the same way as the peaches.
Source O magazine
Comments