Just Peachy!

Wow!  I made a Peach Pecan Praline pie for friends a few days ago, and it was awesome!  I would’ve taken a picture so you could see what it looked like, but to tell you the truth, the four of us inhaled it so quickly, the thought never crossed my mind until it was too late! ha 

I’ve never made one of these before—it was an experiment and a slight departure from my normal recipe for Apple Pecan Praline pie, but we actually liked it even more!

If you’d care to create this fantastic dessert, here’s what you do.  However, I must warn you—don’t tackle this recipe if you want something easy and fast! 

First of all, I made my normal top and bottom crust with the recipe that follows:

           

2 cups flour

            1 teaspoon salt

            3/4 cup Crisco

            4 tablespoons water

Mix flour and salt together in a bowl.  Add Crisco and cut in with a pastry blender until well mixed.  Add water and knead.  Roll out about 1/8 in. thick on wax paper, wrap crust around rolling pin, lift dough, and place in pie plate.  Press dough around top with thumbs against index fingers to form a finished look.

Then peel and cut up about 8 to 10 peaches.  Taste them first and be sure they’re sweet peaches, or the outcome might not be what you want.  Next add one tablespoon lemon juice and mix well.  Then add 3/4 cup white granulated sugar, a pinch of salt, 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg.  I cook this mixture about 3 to 4 minutes in the microwave before pouring it into the piecrust to make sure the peaches get done. 

Next cut strips of crust about one inch wide and lay them across the top of the pie in a crisscross pattern.  Bake the pie at 375º for about 35 minutes or until the top crust is lightly browned and the peaches are bubbling.  Before removing pie from the oven, melt half of a stick of butter in a small saucepan, then add 3/4 cup brown sugar and cook together until sugar dissolves.  Next add two tablespoons of milk and one cup of pecans (I use halves and break a few to make them smaller) and bring to a boil, cooking a few minutes until it begins to slightly thicken.  Take the pie from the oven and pour mixture over the top of it, spreading the nuts evenly, then return pie to oven.  Bake for 5 to 7 minutes at 350° or until bubbly.  Remove and cool before serving.  Tell everyone you’re actually from Georgia and enjoy the praise!