
Delicious when peaches are ripe and in season--July and August!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Pastry:
2 c. Flour (I use unbleached white)
1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
pinch salt
1 t. Sugar
2 T. ice cold water, mix in gradually until dough forms loose ball
roll out onto wax paper lightly floured, to desired circle size desired.
Place on lightly sprayed cookie sheet.
Filling:
4c. sliced peaches, skin on
1 t. Cinnamon
1/4-1/2 c. Sugar, depending on sweetness of peaches and your preference
1 T. chopped almonds (for opening)
2 T. Butter
Assembly:
Mix peaches, sugar, salt, cinnamon together. Place on pastry in pile. Fold pastry over peach mixture, dot with butter pieces. Leaving open space, sprinkle chopped almonds in center, and sprinkle sugar and cinnamon over entire top. Serve with lightly whipped cream or vanilla bean icecream.
From the kitchen of Helen Moorefield and Helen's Taste of Home Catering, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 2015
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Pastry:
2 c. Flour (I use unbleached white)
1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
pinch salt
1 t. Sugar
2 T. ice cold water, mix in gradually until dough forms loose ball
roll out onto wax paper lightly floured, to desired circle size desired.
Place on lightly sprayed cookie sheet.
Filling:
4c. sliced peaches, skin on
1 t. Cinnamon
1/4-1/2 c. Sugar, depending on sweetness of peaches and your preference
1 T. chopped almonds (for opening)
2 T. Butter
Assembly:
Mix peaches, sugar, salt, cinnamon together. Place on pastry in pile. Fold pastry over peach mixture, dot with butter pieces. Leaving open space, sprinkle chopped almonds in center, and sprinkle sugar and cinnamon over entire top. Serve with lightly whipped cream or vanilla bean icecream.
From the kitchen of Helen Moorefield and Helen's Taste of Home Catering, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 2015