Peach Pie
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 23 cup cold lard (Allard usually uses 3 tablespoons of butter as part of the lard)
- 1/4 cup ice water
- 4 to 6 cups ripe peaches, peeled and sliced
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 to 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- Bit of freshly grated nutmeg
- Mix the flour and the salt.
- Add the cold shortening in 2-inch pieces.
- Cut it into the flour until the mixture is crumbly.
- Squeeze a bit together (if it crumbles, add more shortening).
- Mix in ice water, a couple of tablespoons at a time, with a fork until the dough sticks together.
- Pat it together, but do not overhandle.
- Shape into 2 flattened discs.
- Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate for a few hours or overnight.
- Mix peaches with lemon juice.
- Add sugar and flour and mix.
- Roll out the first pastry disc and place in a 9-inch pie plate.
- Add filling.
- Grate nutmeg on top.
- Roll out second disc.
- Cut slits in a decorative pattern.
- Place on top of filling.
- Wet edges of bottom pastry with cold water.
- Trim pastry; pinch bottom and top edges together.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, turn down to 375 degrees and cook until peaches bubble and pastry is golden, about 45 minutes.
- Serve slightly warm with ice cream.
flour, salt, cold lard, water, peaches, lemon juice, sugar, flour, bit of freshly
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11311 (may not work)