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We love to share this wonderful fruit from our backyard tree. When I brought some peaches to my yoga class with Tiana Hill, Sarah offered to make pie!  She put pie crust only on the bottom and it was delicious.

I would also like to try substituting peaches in Apple Streusel Pie from page 163 in Tastes & Treasures cookbook.

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Peach Pie from Better Homes and Gardens
circa 1968.

Ingredients:
pastry for double-crust pie
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour or 3 tablespoons instant tapioca
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg or 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
5 cups peeled sliced fresh peaches
2 tablespoons butter

Directions:

Sandy, Tiana, Sarah, Ruth, Jeannie

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry. Combine sugar, flour, spice and salt. Add to peaches and mix lightly. Fill pie shell with peach mixture. Dot with butter. Place top crust and crimp edges. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until done.

Fresh Peaches and Blueberries Inspire Me

With a peach tree growing in my daughter's backyard, we feel the need to create a peach dish. This is a good one from www.hungrygirl.com. Of course, fresh fruit in the summer is always inspirational. Try the delicious Apple Streusel Pie from Tastes & Treasures, page 163.

Blueberry Peach Custard Pie

1 cup sugar
¾ cup skim milk
¾ cup (6 oz) non-fat plain Greek style yogurt
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon cornstarch
¼ teaspoon almond extract
Pinch of salt
1 store-bought, refrigerated pie crust
1 cup blueberries
1 cup peeled, sliced peaches

Position a rack in lower third of the oven. Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 9 inch pie pan with cooking spray.

To make the filling: In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, milk, yogurt, eggs, flour, cornstarch, almond extract and salt. Whisk until smooth. Set aside.

On a lightly floured surface, roll a sheet of piecrust into a 12-inch circle. Place the crust in the pie pan and trim so it overhangs evenly by about 1 inch. Fold the edges under he crimp or flute the edge with your fingers or a fork. Place the pie pan on a baking sheet.

Arrange peaches in the bottom of the crust and top with the blueberries in an even layer. Pour the filling on top (the fruit will float but this won’t affect the final results). Bake for 25 minutes.

After the pie has baked for 25 minutes and the filling is beginning to set, remove from oven and cover the edges of the crust with foil to help prevent over browning. Reduce heat to 350 and return the pie to the oven.

Bake until a knife inserted at the center of the pie comes out clean, an additional 20 to 25 minutes. (The pie may puff up quite a bit but will settle during cooling.) Let cool for 1 ½ hours. Serve warm or refrigerate.

Serves 10.

Nutritional facts per serving: 200 calories, 6 g fat, 41 mg cholesterol, 34 g carbohydrates, 4 g protein 1 g fiber, 163 mg sodium

Grandma's Apple Crisp

This wonderful melt-in-your-mouth dessert is perfect for all occasions. Try variations of Apple Streusel Pie from page 163 of Tastes & Treasures cookbook using different fruits, nuts and spices. Your guests will thank you.