Cherry Peach Pie
Ingredients
Yield: 4
Ingredients:
Dough
- 60g Graham crackerss
- 125g All-purpose flour
- 12.5g Sugar
- 2g Salt
- 145g Unsalted butter, chilled, cubes
Filling
- 340g Peach, thinly sliced
- 200g Fresh cherries (halved)
- 3g Cornstarch
- 5g Lemon zest
- 1g Ground cinnamon
- 67g Sugar
Vanilla icecream
Directions
Prepare dough, can be made up to 3 days ahead, keep chilled
- Process graham crackers, flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor until crackers become crumbs and mixture is combined.
- Add butter, pulse until mixture resembles coarse sand with some larger pieces remaining.
- Add ice water by the tablespoonful, pulsing after each addition, until evenly moistened and dough holds together when squeezed.
- Pat into a 1″ thick disk and wrap tightly in parchment paper or plastic. Chill at least 1 hour.
Prepare filling and assembly
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.
- Toss peaches, cherries, cornstarch, lemon zest, cinnamon, and (67g) sugar in a large bowl.
- Unwrap dough and roll out on a lightly floured sheet of parchment to a 12″ round.
- Arrange fruit on top, leaving a 1″ border. Lift dough edges u and over fruit, pleating as needed.
- Using parchment paper, side the pie onto a baking sheet, chill 10 minutes in fridge.
- Brush top of pastry with egg and sprinkle with sugar. Dot filling with butter.
- Bake pie until fruit is softened and crust is deep golden brown, start from 35-40 minutes and check.
- Serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla icecream and or with roasted nuts of your preference.
Recipe created by: Chef Hilda Chan