Peach and sour cream pie

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Salt
⅔ cup Vegetable shortening
7 tablespoons Peach syrup
2 tablespoons Margarine
29 ounces Peach halves in syrup -- 1
Can
½ cup Sugar
⅓ cup Sugar
2 tablespoons Cornstarch
2 tablespoons Light corn syrup
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 larges Eggs
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
3 ounces Cream cheese -- softened
½ cup Sour cream
Candied citrus peel -- * see
Note

Directions

CRUST

FILLING

* Make candied orange peel for cooking purposes by shredding the peel of an orange into very thin strips. Avoid getting any of the white pith below the peel. Mix ½ cup water and 1 cup sugar in a saucepan.

Bring to a boil and add the orange peel. Boil for 5-10 minutes, stirring often to prevent sticking. Let cool in pan, then remove peel from syrup to drain and dry on waxed paper. You can freeze orange peel after cooling for future recipe use. This is not as sweet as regular candied orange peel, but works well for cooking purposes.

PIE CRUST: 1. Combine flour with salt. Cut in shortening with pastry cutter until mixture is like coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle with 6-7 tablespoons of syrup drained from peaches while tossing mixture with a large fork until mixture holds together. 2. Divide dough into 2 parts. Roll out one part on lightly floured surface, 1-2 inches larger than an inverted 9-inch pie plate. Fit dough into plate and flute edges. Roll second half of dough and cut into shapes with cookie cutters or glass dipped into flour. Leave on pastry board while preparing filling.

FILLING: 3. Drain peaches and cut into slices, reserving syrup.

Combine slices with ½ cup sugar, cornstarch, corn syrup, cinnamon, vanilla and cooled candied orange peel (2-3 tablespoons). Put mixture into pie crust and dot with margarine.

TOPPING: 4. Place in small saucepan the eggs which have been beaten slightly, add ⅓ cup sugar, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons peach syrup. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick. 5. Combine softened cream cheese with the sour cream. Add the hot mixture to this and beat until smooth. Spread over the peach filling. 6. Place the cut-outs of pastry on top of pie and bake in preheated 425-degree oven for 10 minutes. Cover edges of pastry with foil; bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes longer or until crust is deep golden brown.

Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill

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