Ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cold unsalted butter, diced into cubes
- 1/4-1/2 cup ice water
- 3 tablespoons flour or cornstarch
- 1/3-1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/3-1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 3-1/2 pounds peaches, thinly sliced and peeled, (about 6 or 7 medium)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 egg, beaten
- Coarse sugar
Instructions
To make pie dough
1. Combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.
2. Add cold, cubed butter and work into the flour with your hands. Gradually add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together.
3. Chill dough for at least one hour.
To make filling
1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugars, cinnamon, ginger, salt and lemon zest.
2. Add peaches and toss to combine. Add lemon juice and bourbon, and stir together until peaches are evenly coated.
To assemble pie
1. Preheat the oven to 400°.
2. Place one-half of the chilled pie dough on floured work surface and roll out to 12-inch-wide circle. Put into a 9″ pie pan.
3. Pour peach filling into pie crust and distribute peaches evenly across pie crust. Cut butter into small pieces and sprinkle evenly over tops of peaches.
4. Roll out second half of the dough and place on top of peaches. Pinch edges of pie dough together and shape into a ridge and scallop.
5. Brush top and edges of crust with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar. Use a knife to cut a few slits in the middle of the top dough to let steam out while baking.
6. Bake afor 30 minutes. Then reduce heat to 350° and bake for an additional 25-30 minutes, until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling.
7. Let stand 15 minutes before serving so filling will set.