Plum And Nectarine Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 8 medium plums, pitted and sliced
• 2 medium nectarines, pitted and thinly sliced
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 6 -7 tablespoons cold water
• milk
• cinnamon sugar

Recipe

• 1 for filling, in a large mixing bowl stir together sugar, the 3 tablespoons flour, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• 2 add the plum and nectarine slices; gently toss plums and nectarines until coated.
• 3 set filling aside.
• 4 for pastry, in a large mixing bowl stir together the 2 cups flour and salt.
• 5 using a pastry blender, cut in the shortening or lard until pieces are the size of small peas.
• 6 sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the water over part of the flour mixture, then gently toss with a fork.
• 7 push moistened dough to the side of the bowl.
• 8 repeat, using 1 tablespoon of water at a time, until all is moistened.
• 9 divide dough in half.
• 10 form each half into a ball.
• 11 on a lightly floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten one ball of dough.
• 12 roll dough from center to edges, forming a 12-inch circle.
• 13 wrap the pastry around the rolling pin.
• 14 unroll onto a 9-inch pie plate.
• 15 ease pastry into the pie plate, being careful not to stretch it.
• 16 for top crust, repeat rolling with remaining dough.
• 17 transfer the filling to the pastry-lined pie plate.
• 18 trim the bottom pastry even with rim of pie plate.
• 19 cut slits in top crust to allow steam to escape.
• 20 place top crust on filling.
• 21 trim top crust 1/2-inch beyond edge of plate.
• 22 fold top crust under bottom crust; flute edge.
• 23 brush with milk and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.
• 24 to prevent overbrowning, cover the edge of pie with foil.
• 25 bake in a 375 degree f oven for 25 minutes.
• 26 remove the foil.
• 27 bake for 20 to 25 minutes more or until top is golden.
• 28 cool pie on a wire rack.