Nita’s Secret Peach Pie

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Nita’s Secret Peach Pie Nita’s Secret Peach Pie

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Savannah Native, Nita McDougald, was always a lady. Like all ladies of her time, she knew how to keep a secret, especially about her pies. Luckily for us, her daughter Brenda…also a lady…can’t keep a secret.

Servings: 6
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 40 min
Difficulty: Easy

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7 cups fresh peaches, peeled and thickly sliced (can substitute frozen slices)
½ lemon, juiced
1 ½ cups sugar
¼ cup flour
½ teaspoon almond extract
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
5 tablespoons butter, divided
1 prepared pastry for a 9” double crust pie
1 egg

Directions

Pre heat oven to 425º F.

Roll one half of the pie dough out to fit the bottom of your pie pan, allowing a 1” over hang and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.

In a large sauce pan, add peaches, lemon juice, sugar and flour and stir until coated. Bring fruit mixture to a low boil. Reduce heat to low and cook until fruit is just slightly tender. Remove pan from heat. Stir in almond extract, nutmeg and three tablespoons butter. Allow to cool slightly.

Remove pie pan from refrigerator and fill with the cooled mixture. Dot the top of the fruit with the pieces of the remaining two tablespoons butter. Roll out the second crust and decorate the top of the pie with a lattice top or any special way you like. (If covering the top of your pie completely with the top crust, make sure to cut slits in the top to allow the steam to escape) Decoratively crimp the edges.

In a small bowl, whisk the egg together with 1 tablespoon of water. Brush the top of your pie with the egg wash.

Bake for 10 minutes then lower heat to 350ºF for an additional 30 minutes or until the top is golden and the fruit is bubbly.

Cool before slicing and serve with hand churned vanilla bean ice cream and a cup of coffee.

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Reader Comments:

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This sounds real good, but after reading the comments, I think I will use 3 tablesppons of minute tapiaca. It just gives the texture of my Mom's pies. Tthank you and for the pie crust hint, I can't pinch pie crust for the life of me.

By Laurie on November 08, 2011

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WONDERFUL! Having a hard time keeping the kids away so my husband and I can eat somemore!

By Nancy on November 06, 2011

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I cooked this according to the recipe. The almond extract made it taste a little strange. It was way too runny and after the allotted time the crust was still not done. I will not use this recipe again

By Mary Ann on September 30, 2011

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This pie recipe is amazing. Used the "Crisco" pie crust recipe and the pie crust was perfect and didn't get soggy. I used mostly white peaches and the filling was so tasty with the almond flavoring. My family and I enjoyed the pie immensely. I will add this recipe to my favorites. Thanks for sharing Nita's Secret Peach Pie recipe.

By Celia Perez on August 14, 2011

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I have been looking for a peach pie recipe and found this one to be amazing!! Can't begin to tell you how much my family and I enjoyed this pie. I used mostly white peaches and a few regular peaches. The filling came out perfect. Usually it's runny but not this one!! I used my own recipe for the pastry and was very pleased that it didn't turn soggy. Best pie I've had in a long time! Thanks, Paula for sharing Nita's recipe.

By Celia Perez on August 14, 2011

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I added somewhat extra flour and alot of cornstarch.... way too much juice even when I poured it in the shell. Just didn't set up..my peaches were extra good but this pie didn't have a lot of flavor...must need some cinnamon or something? Will try again. The Pillsbury unroll pie crust didn't do anything towards a good flavor either...need to make my own!!!

By Anonymous on August 02, 2011

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When I made this there was so much peach juice that I had to drain some of it after it finished baking. Any advice? Besides that it was delicious!

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By Anonymous on August 15, 2010

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For some reason I never made a peach pie but when I was given two bushels of peaches...something needed baked! This recipe is very easy to follow, bakes wonderfully and I have to say it tastes awesome... even with me baking it..enjoy!

By Anonymous on August 03, 2010

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