North Fork Peach Raspberry Pie
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
Source: In 'The Sweet Melissa Baking Book'
Serves 8 peopleCategories: Dessert, Peaches, Pie
Ingredients
- 2 (14 inch) pie crusts
- Peach Raspberry Filling:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons sugar, for sprinkling
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons tapioca, ground to a flour (in a spice grinder)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 6 cups peeled and sliced ripe peaches (about 3 1/4 lb.)
- 1 pint fresh raspberry
- 1 lemon, zest of
- Egg Wash:
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- kosher salt, a pinch
Directions
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Roll out the pie dough into two rounds 14 inches wide and 1/4 inch thick.
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Gently fit one into a 10-inch pie pan, and lay the other flat on a cookie sheet with parchment paper or foil.
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Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to assemble, at least 30 minutes.
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Position oven rack in the bottom third of your oven; preheat to 350°; line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or foil.
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In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, tapioca flour, and salt.
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In a big bowl, stir together the peaches, raspberries, and zest; sprinkle the sugar mixture over the fruit and stir gently to combine.
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Pour the fruit mixture into the unbaked pie shell.
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Place the second dough layer over the filled pie shell; fold under the edge and crimp.
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Using a fork, combine the egg with the heavy cream and salt.
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Brush the top crust with the egg wash and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar; cut 4 steam vents in the top crust.
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Place pie plate on the prepared cookie sheet; bake 1 hour and 45 minutes, or until the juices are bubbling and thick; remove to a wire rack to cool to room temperature before serving.
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*Fresh fruit pies are best eaten the day they are baked; goes well with freshly whipped cream.