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Classic Peach Pie

Serious Eats
The pure, sweet flavor of ripe peaches sing in this iconic dessert—perfect on its own or even better served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Chilling 20 minutes
Course Dessert

Equipment

  • 1 9 inch pie plate

Ingredients
  

  • 4 lbs fresh, ripe yellow peaches peeled, if desired, pitted and cut into 1/8ths
  • 1/2 cup sugar more for sprinkling on top
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch or small-grained tapioca
  • 1 lime, zest
  • 1 egg for wash 1 large egg, 1 large pinch of salt, beaten
  • 1 recipe for easy pie dough or store bought pie dough (i.e. Trader Joe's)

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, combine peach slices, sugar, cornstarch or tapioca, and lime zest. Toss the mixture until the peaches are evenly coated, then pour into the prepared, chilled pie shell. (For the pie dough, shape one half and chill in a pie plate; the other roll out flat and chill on a floured sheet pan)
  • Cover the fruit with the prepared, chilled top crust, shape as desired. Chill the shaped pie for at least 20 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the over to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C)
  • Brush the top of the chilled pie with egg wash just before baking. Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 15 minutes, rotating the pie halfway through. After 15 minutes, lower the oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and continue baking for 30 to 40 minutes, rotating again halfway through. Bake until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling over.

Removing Peach skins

  • To remove peach skins, bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil and set up a large bowl of cold water and ice next to the stove. Using tongs, add the peaches to the boiling water three or four at a time and allow them to boil for 30-40 seconds, fully submerged. Then, lift the peaches out of the hot water and plunge them into the ice water bath. Allow them to sit completely submerged in the ice water for 1 minute. Once the peaches are cool, the skins will rub right off the peach flesh, and they're ready for baking.

Notes

If you do not want to make your pie dough from scratch, my favorite store bought one is from Trader Joe's. They only stock them seasonally and I buy in bulk to last me for several months. Making your own pie dough is easy and many great recipes can be found on the internet.