Peach and Almond Pie

evelyn/athens's Note:

You can do a top, lattice crust to this, but I never do. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 8 inch pie shell
• 3 lbs peaches, peeled,pitted and chopped roughly
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/3 cup crushed amaretti cookie
• 1/4 cup coarsely ground blanched almond
• 2 tablespoons butter, cut into bits

Directions:

1. Stir together peaches, almond extract, sugar, spices, lemon juice and cornstarch.
2. In a small bowl, stir together the amaretti and almonds.
3. Spoon peaches into pie shell, sprinkle amaretti over and dot with butter.
4. Bake pie in middle of a preheated 420F (215C) oven for 20 minutes.
5. Reduce heat to 375F (190C) and bake for 30 minutes more.

Reviews

[Dreamgoddess]

Absolutely delicious and very refreshing! I loved the almond and cookie topping. Made for ZWT 4 for the Tastebud Tickling Travellers

[katew]

This was a gorgeous dessert made for ZWT 4. I was a bit too heavy handed on the nutmeg and could not buy proper amaretti cookies so used a Dutch almond cookie. Also as it is winter here I used tinned peach slices. Despite these minor issues we loved this pie, served with a drizzle of light cream and I look forward to trying it again in summer when fresh peaches are available.