The Best Peach Pie Recipe

It moonlights as the best nectarine pie recipe too

About 6 weeks ago, I posted a relatively benign video on TikTok letting the world know about a cool fact I learned about Peaches and Nectarines (while cutting an eggplant.)

@cookingwithsageWhats the difference between a peach and a nectarine? #foodfacts #fruitfacts #fruity

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I learned that peaches and nectarines were essentially the same fruit. They differ on whether an allele is dominant or recessive. The dominant allele leading us to fuzzy peaches and the recessive allele giving us naked nectarines.

But then this commenter asked: “But do they make the same pie?”

That question plagued me for months. The moment I saw that peaches and nectarines were available, I bought 25+ pounds of them and got to baking.

And as any good red-white-and-blue blooded American would do - I took my best creations to a 4th of July party and I asked my friends to guess which was which!

@cookingwithsageReplying to @Lexi Sage We’re making the BEST peach pie / nectarine pie recipe today! The Best Peach (or Nectarine) Pie Recipe Prep: 50 mins Cooking time: 1 hour 10 mins Serves: 8  Ingredients: 🥧Pie Dough of your choosing (enough for a double crust)  🍑 8 large #peaches or #nectarines, sliced (peeling is optional) 🍋1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice  4 Tbsp. All-Purpose Flour  ⅓ cup packed brown sugar  ⅓ cup granulated sugar  ¼ tsp ground cinnamon  ¼ tsp ground nutmeg  Pinch of salt  1 tbsp butter, cubed 1 egg (for egg wash)  3 tbsp turbinado sugar (optional)  How to: Preheat oven to 375F / 190C  Mix peaches in a large bowl with lemon juice  In a separate bowl, mix together all dry ingredients - flour, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt  OPTIONAL: It’s time to pre-bake the bottom crust. I’ve found this makes crusts flakier and less likely to get soggy. Poke the bottom of the pie with a fork, then place in the oven for 7-10 minutes  Combine peaches and dry mixture together. Put peach mixture in bottom pie crust, add cubed butter throughout  Cover with top crust, seal the edges, and brush the top with egg wash. If you have turbinado sugar, sprinkle some on top  Cut vents into top of pie  Bake for roughly 1 hour or until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling Give it about an hour before eating and enjoy! #peachpie #pierecipe #nectarine #pietok

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The Best Peach (or Nectarine) Pie Recipe

Prep: 50 mins 
Cooking time: 1 hour 10 mins 
Serves: 8 

Ingredients:

• Pie Dough of your choosing (enough for a double crust) 

• 8 large peaches or nectarines, sliced (peeling is optional)

• 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice 

• 4 Tbsp. All-Purpose Flour 

• ⅓ cup packed brown sugar 

• ⅓ cup granulated sugar 

• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon 

• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg 

• Pinch of salt 

• 1 tbsp butter, cubed

• 1 egg (for egg wash) 

• 3 tbsp turbinado sugar (optional) 

How to:

1. Preheat oven to 375F / 190C 

2. Mix peaches in a large bowl with lemon juice 

3. In a separate bowl, mix together all dry ingredients - flour, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt 

4. OPTIONAL: It’s time to pre-bake the bottom crust. I’ve found this makes crusts flakier and less likely to get soggy. Poke the bottom of the pie with a fork, then place in the oven for 7-10 minutes 

5. Combine peaches and dry mixture together.

6. Put peach mixture in bottom pie crust, add cubed butter throughout 

7. Cover with top crust, seal the edges, and brush the top with egg wash. If you have turbinado sugar, sprinkle some on top 

8. Cut vents into top of pie 

9. Bake for roughly 1 hour or until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling

Give it about an hour before eating and enjoy!