Schnitz Peach Pie Food

PEACHES & CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Place 3 cups fresh peaches into pie pastry.
• In a medium bowl, mix 1 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, and salt.
• Add eggs and sour cream.
• Blend well.
• Spoon mixture over peaches.
• In a separate bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and 1/4 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• A pastry blender works well, but two forks or two knives will also work.
• Sprinkle meal mixture evenly over pie.
• Bake 60 minutes or until golden.
• Garnish with fresh peach slices, if desired.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

SCHNITZ PEACH PIE

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE PIE CRUST Place the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• Work in the shortening, using a pastry blender or two knives until large loose crumbs the size of peas are formed.
• Sprinkle in the water, a tablespoonful or so at a time, using a fork to draw the moistened crumbs into a ball.
• Add no more water than is necessary to form the ball.
• Turn out on a lightly floured board.
• Quickly form dough into a ball with your hands.
• Divide into two pieces for 9 inch or 10 inch pie shells.
• Chill.
• To prepare unfilled tart shells, prick the pastry with a fork and bake at 425 F.
• for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Cool in the pan.
• Yield: a double-crusted 9 or 10 inch pie or 2 bottom 9 or 10 pie shells or 18 medium tart shells.
• TO MAKE THE SCHNITZ PEACH PIE: Arrange peach slices attractively in pie shell.
• Pour cream over peaches.
• Sprinkle on nutmeg.
• Combine the brown and white sugar, flour, and salt.
• Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the dry ingredients.
• Sprinkle this mixture over the peaches.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees F.
• and cook for 35 minutes more or until the peaches are tender and the crust is golden brown.
• Classic Canadian Cooking.

STREUSEL CREAM PEACH PIE

Steps:

• Slice peaches and place in the pie shell.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar and nutmeg.
• Beat egg and cream together and pour over peaches.
• Mix together brown sugar, butter and flour until crumbly (don't overmix).
• Sprinkle crumb mixture over peaches.
• Bake at 425 degrees for about 30 to 35 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Serve slightly warm, either alone or topped with ice cream, whipped topping or sour cream.

SOUR CREAM PEACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Fit the pastry into a 9-inch pie pan. Make sure the rim is high.
• Mix the filling ingredients except for the peaches.
• Arrange the peach slices evenly in the pie shell, then pour filling mixture over peaches.
• Bake 25 minutes.
• While filling is baking, mix streusel ingredients together until combined.
• After 25 minutes of baking, remove pie from oven and crumble topping over the top.
• Return to oven.
• Bake another 20 minutes, or until filling seems mostly set and the topping is lightly browned.
• Cool, then chill and serve.

SOUTHERN SOUR CREAM PEACH PIE

Steps:

• FOR THE PIE:.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Peel & slice peaches.
• Mix peaches with other filling ingredients.
• Pour into an unbaked 9"-10" deep dish pie shell.
• Bake about 30 minutes, until pie is slightly brown.
• While pie is baking, prepare the topping.
• FOR THE TOPPING:.
• Blend cold butter, sugar, flour & cinnamon with pastry cutter, until crumbs are the size of small peas.
• Sprinkle topping evenly over pie, & bake another 15 minutes.
• Cool to room temperature, then chill in refrigerator before serving.

LAZY PEACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Place butter in a 8" glass square pan and microwave until butter is melted; evenly distrubute melted butter on bottom of pan.
• In a small bowl, mix together SR flour, sugar, and milk and evenly pour over melted butter.
• Place peach slices evenly over batter and pour reserved peach juice over peaches.
• Combine cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar in a small bowl, and evenly sprinkle on top.
• Bake in 350 degree oven about 30-45 minute or until brown.

CREAM AND CRUMB SCHNITZ PIE

Steps:

• Mix together sugar, flour and butter until crumbs.
• Sprinkle half in the bottom of the shell.
• Arrange the apple slices on top of the crumbs.
• Mix half of the remaining crumbs with the cream and pour over the apple slices.
• Finally, mix the cinnamon with the rest of the crumbs and sprinkle these over the top.
• Bake at 425*F for 10 minutes.
• Reduce temperature to 350*F and bake about half an hour longer.
• WOW!