Peach Crumble Pie

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An easy summertime dessert that will wow any crowd.

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Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
3 hrs 15 mins
Servings:
8

This peach-packed dessert combines the best of a fragrant in-season pie and a delectable crumble in one for a summer fruit dessert that will please any crowd. Homemade pie crust is filled with fresh, juicy peaches mixed with brown sugar, then topped with a crunchy, sweet crumble topping that adds to the pie's mouthwatering texture. It's the perfect dessert for a backyard cookout or when you're asked to bring something sweet to your next potluck party. Serve it as is, or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a decadent treat.

Ingredients

For the crust:

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for rolling

  • ¼ teaspoon fine salt

  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar

  • ½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

For the filling:

  • 3 pounds peaches, halved, pitted, and cut into ½-inch slices (8 cups)

  • 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar

  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

For the crumble:

  • cup packed light-brown sugar

  • cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)

  • cup old-fashioned rolled oats

  • 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Directions

  1. Make pie crust dough and refrigerate:

    In a food processor, pulse flour, salt, and granulated sugar until combined. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, with a few pea-size pieces of butter remaining. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons ice water. Pulse until dough is crumbly but holds together when squeezed (if necessary, add up to 2 tablespoons ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time); do not overmix.

    Form dough into a disk, wrap tightly in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour (or up to overnight).

  2. Preheat oven and prepare crust:

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly flour a rolling pin and work surface and roll out dough to a 12-inch round. Place in a 9-inch pie plate, fold overhang under, and crimp edges.

  3. Make filling:

    In a large bowl, toss together peaches, brown sugar, and flour until combined.

  4. Make crumble:

    In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, and oats; using your hands, work in butter until large clumps form.

  5. Assemble filling and topping, and bake:

    Transfer peach filling to pie shell, then sprinkle crumble evenly over top. Place pie on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until juices are bubbling and topping is golden, 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes.

    Let cool on a wire rack 1 1/2 hours before serving.

Originally appeared: Everyday Food, July/August 2011

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