Mrs. Rowe's Fresh Peach Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• double-crust pie pastry
• 5 cups peeled and sliced fresh peaches
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°; line a 9-inch pie plate with 1 rolled-out pie pastry.
• 2 put peaches in a bowl; add lemon juice, and gently stir to coat.
• 3 in another bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg; mix well, then add to the peaches.
• 4 gently stir to coat the peaches, then spoon the filling evenly into the crust.
• 5 brush the rim of the crust with water, cover with the second rolled-out pie pastry, seal, and flute or crimp the edges, and cut a few steam vents in the top.
• 6 bake for 35-40 minutes, until golden brown.
• 7 remove from oven, brush with melted butter, and cool on a wire rack for 1 hour before slicing.
• 8 serve at room temperature or slightly warm.