Elmira Peach pie.... was For the Rhubarb Custard curious
Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> On Sun, 03 May 2009 12:25:33 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> That is similar to the Elmira Peach Pie in the Laura Secord Cookbook. It
>> is one of my wife's favourites:
>>
>>
>> Prep Time: 15 minutes
>> Cook Time: 45 minutes
>> Ingredients:
>> Pastry for 9-inch pie
>> 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
>> 1/2 cup granulated sugar
>> 1 cup commercial thick sour cream
>> 5 cups peaches, peeled and quartered
>> 1/4 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
>> Preparation:
>> Preheat oven to 450F. Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry. Trim and flute
>> edges; do NOT prick pastry.
>>
>> With rotary beater, beat flour, sugar, and sour cream (use commercial
>> sour cream from store). Arrange flat edge of peach quarters on pastry in
>> concentric circles. Pour sour cream mixture on top.
>>
>> Bake 15 minutes at 450 degrees F, then lower heat to 350 degrees F and
>> bake 25 to 30 minutes or until filling is set. Sprinkle brown sugar over
>> hot pie. Broil 1 to 2 minutes till sugar is melted. Serve warm.
>>
>> Yield: 6 servings
>
> THANK YOU! I love peaches so much! Dave, you're really making me
> hungry for fruit lately! I appreciate it!
Glad to be of service. As I said, it is one of my wife's. She is willing
to make pie pastry to make this one. It really is good. And FWIW, it
comes fromt he Laura Secord Cookbook, probably the best collection of
recipes in a cook book that I have ever seen.
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