From the Amy Vanderbilt Cookbook.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup honey
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup powdered ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon butter
5-6 large ripe peaches, peeled, cut in thick slices
Procedure:
Prepare your pastry, line a 9 inch pie shell with it. sprinkle bottom evenly with 1 tbsp of sugar and 1 tbsp flour.
Preheat oven 425F.
Combine remaining sugar and flour, stir in honey and cream, mixing until smooth.
Pour over preaches. Mix gently to coat. DO NOT BREAK THEM. GENTLY.
Spoon gently into the pastry shell. Sprinkle with ginger and nutmeg. Dot with butter.
Bake 45 minutes or until the pastry is done and the preaches are tender and top is brown.
Serves 6.
Serving Size:
8 servings
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