Sunday, December 6, 2009

Peacheesy Pie- i.e. the reason Steve loves his wife just a bit more

When Steve and I got married he had one request of me- "Will you please, please, PLEASE learn to make peacheesy pie from my mom?" Chris Clark is a fantastic pie maker- so it would be easy to understand why Steve wanted me to learn from the best. The fact of the matter is- however- that her pie making skills made me even more nervous about trying my own hand at them. Finally though, after three years of marriage, I've mastered the very finicky Christine Clark pie crust recipe and have fulfilled my husbands request to learn to make peacheesy pie. I brought one to our Thanksgiving dinner this year and had couple requests to post the recipe- so here it is :) Enjoy!

Peacheesy Pie
Filling
1/2cup sugar
2tablespoons cornstarch
1to 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
2tablespoons light corn syrup
2teaspoons vanilla
1can (28 oz) peach slices, drained, reserving 3 tablespoons liquid
Crust
1box (15 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box OR 1 1/2 pie crusts from your own favorite recipe
Topping
1/3cup sugar
1tablespoon lemon juice
2eggs, slightly beaten
1/2cup sour cream
1package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
2tablespoons butter or margarine
DIRECTIONS:
1.In medium bowl, mix all filling ingredients except peach liquid; set aside.
2.In 1-quart saucepan, mix 2 tablespoons of the reserved peach liquid, 1/3 cup sugar, the lemon juice and eggs. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
3.In small bowl with electric mixer, beat sour cream and cream cheese on medium speed until smooth. Gradually beat in hot egg mixture until well blended; set aside.
4.Heat oven to 425°F. Place 1 pie crust in 9-inch glass pie pan as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie. Spoon filling into crust-lined pan. Dot with butter. Spoon topping mixture evenly over filling.
5.Remove second pie crust from pouch; place flat on work surface. With floured 3-inch round cutter, cut out 8 rounds from crust. Brush tops of rounds with remaining 1 tablespoon reserved peach liquid. Arrange pie crust rounds over topping.
6.Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F; bake 35 to 40 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown. After 15 to 20 minutes of baking, cover crust edge with strips of foil to prevent excessive browning. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Store in refrigerator.

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