Fresh peaches are one of my favorite summer fruits to eat and bake with. While peaches are available year round in grocery stores, there’s something extra juicy and special about home or farm grown local peaches that just cannot be beat. Peaches are sweet, and slightly tart, making them the perfect pie filling star. I’ve been making lots of different types of fruit pies! Try my fresh blueberry pie, strawberry rhubarb pie, fresh strawberry pie, lemon meringue pie, or my super flavorful cherry pie next. Making fruit pie doesn’t have to be scary! I’ll show you how simple it is to create beautiful, tasty pies that will impress your family. Wondering how I create the beautiful top on this pie? Check out my instructions for How to Lattice a Pie. It’s easy! While it’s delicious on its own, serve peach pie with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream for best results.
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Ingredients in Peach Pie
Complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
One Double Pie Crust – Use my recipe for All Butter Pie Crust, or use your favorite tried and true pie crust recipe. Store-bought refrigerated pie dough can also be used.Egg – One egg is needed to create an egg wash. This helps seal the pie dough and gives it the beautiful browning that you can see in the pictures. Peaches – For one pie you’ll need 5 cups of peeled and sliced peaches. Granulated Sugar – Peaches are sweet, but pies need to be sweeter. Sugar sweetens the peach pie filling and helps draw out some of the moisture before baking. Flour – We’ll use flour as a thickening agent to soak up any extra peach juice while the pie is cooking. For a gluten-free pie, use gluten-free all purpose flour or corn starch (assuming that you’re using a gluten-free pie crust).Salt – Just a bit of salt balances out the sweetness. Cinnamon – Traditionally, peach pie recipes call for warm spices. I love it! Nutmeg – Another warm spice that goes beautifully with baked goods like peach pie. Lemon Juice – This brings out the tart flavor of the peaches and really takes the flavors to the next level. Juice from a fresh lemon is best. Vanilla Extract – I suggest using the best pure vanilla extract that you can reasonably afford. It makes a huge impact.
How to Make Peach Pie
Recommended Tools for Peach Pie
Pastry Cutter. For making the pie crust dough.Pastry Wheel.9-Inch Pie Plate. This is the pie dish that I use, and I love how it comes with a lid that comes in so handy for storing!Pastry Brush. This is for brushing on an egg wash before baking your pie. I like to use a silicone pastry brush because it’s easy to wash and sanitize. Non-Slip Pastry Mat. I love this thing! It helps me to roll out pie dough without messing up my counter, and it has measurements on it to help know how large my circle is.
I know that you and your family are going to love this delicious, homemade peach pie! Make sure to pin this recipe for more people to see too. © Little Sunny Kitchen
