Peach Pie

Happy National Peach Pie Day and It’s National Peach Month! Why don’t we enjoy sweet yummy peaches this month? 

 

Yes it’s peach month, and peaches are in full bloom! When I was in Japan, yellow peaches were only available in a can, so fresh peaches were always white ones. Because of my childhood observation, I thought peaches get color changes whenever they are cooked…can you imagine how I was shocked to find fresh yellow peaches in a market in the US? I bought a bunch of yellow peaches and enjoyed them for my healthy dinner. I found yellow peaches have a more tangy side and white ones are sweeter and juicier…do you agree with me or do you have any other opinion towards them? 

 

Anyways, I bought 2 kinds of beautiful peaches the other day and that juicy white peaches tempted me to bake some pies.

Fancy some peach pies? Let’s cook!

 

<Today’s Recipe>

Peach Pie

<Ingredients>

• 2 white peaches – cut into small pieces
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• ¼ cup water
• Some sprinkles of cardamom powder
• Some pie dough from this recipe
• Some all purpose flour to avoid the dough to stick into the board
• Some fresh mint for garnish

 

<Directions>

1. Make peach fillings. Combine peach, sugar, water together and bring the liquid to a boil. Reduce heat to medium heat and cook until the peach is soft.
2. When the peach gets softer, mash them with a fork. Remove from the heat.
3. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
4. Sprinkle all purpose flour on a baking board/cutting board and spread pie dough with a rolling pin. Cut it into a rectangular shape and place the peach fillings on the front part of the pie dough.
5. Insert knife in the back of pie dough, twist them and pull them forward to close the pie.
6. Bake the pie in the oven for about 15 min.
7. When the pie is baked, remove from the oven and let it cool for a while.
8. Sprinkle some cardamom powder and place a mint leaf for garnish. Enjoy!

 

<Cooking Tips>

• If your pie dough is frozen, defrost it by leaving it on the kitchen counter. Never use a microwave. Especially since my pie dough has a high % of butter, it melts so quickly and it’s hard to recover from that point.
• IF you have a favorite pie shape or adventurous image in your head, don’t hesitate to try it! The boss of your kitchen is you!

 

The pies were crispy and flaky, and those juicy peach fillings definitely made my summer’22 memory sweet and yum! A pinch of cardamom powder boosted the flavor too, so I hope you can enjoy your summer with yummy peach pies just like me. 

 

<Other Peach Food to be Enjoyed in National Peach Month>

Yes it’s hot but this warm dessert tastes so good! Peach Cobbler

Stay hydrated! Peach Oolong Tea

Make your ordinal pancake special! Peach and Walnut Pancake

Enjoy home cooking and your own creation of homemade food:)