When peach season arrives, you’ll be making more than one Bourbon Peach Pie because one just isn’t enough. All the classic Peach Pie flavours with a little Bourbon thrown in for good measure is enough to transform you to a front porch in the Sunny South.
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Have you ever tasted a pie so delicious that you wanted to shout it from the rooftops? This Bourbon Peach Pie is without a doubt, the best pie I have ever eaten. I got so excited that I shared it multiple times on any social media outlet that I could, in between bites of pie….until it was all gone. If you are following me on Facebook, it was there. If you follow me on Instagram, oh yeah it was definitely there. This pie even made it to Twitter because I wanted to tell everyone I could about it. All that sharing and I forgot to share it with YOU!
Bourbon Peach Pie Becomes a New Annual Tradition
If you think about the seasons and all the produce available for pies you can appropriate each fruit/vegetable by order of availability throughout the season. Rhubarb is a popular Spring choice, followed by Strawberry, then Raspberry’s and any other berries. In mid-late summer we get the stone fruits: Apricots, Plums, Nectarines, and Peaches. Peach pie is one that I’ve made maybe one time but now that I know peaches pair so well with bourbon (and it was an Oprah ‘light bulb moment’)…Bourbon Peach Pie will become a yearly tradition.
It’s a Southern Thing
I bought a bottle of Knobb Creek Bourbon shortly after we returned from New Orleans. There are quite a few Southern cocktails that involve the liquor and they are so delicious! Of course it all makes sense now; peaches are also considered a ‘Southern’ thing and I always say that a food’s natural proximity to another food often creates a natural pairing. Bourbon and Peaches. Do it!
Begin with the pastry. I used the same pastry recipe as I used in my Blueberry Lattice Pie with Lemon Zest and Spruce Tips because it works well for me. If you have your own favourite pastry recipe by all means use it!
Then pit the peaches and cut them up into relatively even pieces. While you are mixing up the filling, try not to drool into the bowl!
Add the filling to the pastry shell and seal it all up fancy like.
Then devour. Make sure to tell the kids there’s booze in there so that you don’t have to share.
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Bourbon Peach Pie
When peach season arrives, you’ll be making more than one Bourbon Peach Pie because one just isn’t enough. All the classic Peach Pie flavours with a little Bourbon thrown in for good measure is enough to transform you to a front porch in the Sunny South.
Ingredients
- 5 cups thinly sliced (and peeled, if desired) peaches (about 6 or 7 medium)
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup flour (or thickener of your choice)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- pinch of nutmeg
- 2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 1 Tablespoon butter milk and sugar, for pastry
- Plus an empty pie shell, enough for a double crust. Use your own recipe or get one here.
Instructions
FOR THE FILLING
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour (or thickener of your choice. I think I may use cornstarch next time), white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and lemon zest.
- Add the peaches and toss to combine.
- Add the lemon juice and bourbon, and toss until evenly coated.
TO ASSEMBLE:
- Roll out the bottom half of the pie dough on a floured surface into a 12" circle and put into a 9" pie pan.
- Pour the peach filling into the pie crust and remember it's okay to mound as the fruit will shrink slightly as it cooks.
- Cut the butter into small pieces and sprinkle evenly over the peaches (I forgot butter, it's all good).
- If using double pastry, roll out the second half of the dough and place it on top of the pie for the upper crust.
- Pinch the edges of pie together, and shape into a ridge and scallop, if desired.
- Brush the pastry with a tablespoon or so of milk, and sprinkle with sugar. Use a knife to cut a few holes on the top for baking. OR get all out fancy and make a lattice crust like I did on my Blueberry Lattice Pie.
- Bake at 400 degree F oven for 30 min.
- Reduce the heat to 350 and bake for an additional 25-30 minutes, until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling. If the crust begins to brown too much, loosely cover it with aluminum foil while baking.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 232Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 148mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 1gSugar: 28gProtein: 3g
Nutritional calculation was provided by Nutritionix and is an estimation only. For special diets or medical issues please use your preferred calculator.
god, i wish i liked the taste of bourbon and those other brown liquors. But that pie looks damn good!
I love peaches and brandy; peaches and bourbon sounds equally good!
Sounds sooo good. You’ve really sold it. I feel like I need some of that now… At 5:31am