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Caramelized Peach Pie

Yield:	1, 10-inch pie
Prep time:	1 hour
Cook time:	45 minutes
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Nugget Signature Recipe

This is a beautiful, ripe peach dish with enhanced caramelized sugars and peach schnapps.

 

Ingredients

• 1 box pre-made pie crust
• 8 ripe peaches
• 1 stick butter
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ⅓ cup peach schnapps
• ¼ cup cream
• 1 egg, beaten with 2 tablespoons of water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place bottom layer of crust in pie plate and poke several holes in dough with a fork. Cover the dough with a piece of parchment paper and weigh down the paper with dried rice or beans. Bake the bottom layer in the oven until bottom is just browned but not fully cooked. Pull from oven and set aside to cool.

Wash peaches and cut each peach into 8 wedges after removing the pit.

Melt butter in pan and add both of the sugars and cinnamon. Add peaches and cook until sugars become a syrup. Add schnapps; let reduce for 2 minutes to burn the alcohol off. Add cream and simmer until mixture has thickened and peaches are firm but cooked, about 15 minutes.Transfer peach mixture to pie shell.

Lattice crust: Cut the top layer of crust into 8 to 10 half-inch strips. Place the longest pastry strip across the middle of the pie. Place the second longest pastry strip horizonally across the pie. Continue to alternate strips and create a weave pattern, lifting pastry strips as necessary. Cut off the overhanging pie dough, then use your fingers or a fork to seal together the edges of the top and bottom crusts.

After top crust is complete, brush the top with egg and water mixture. Bake in the oven until top has browned, about 10 minutes.