I look forward to peach season all year long! We love peaches at our house and go through bushels of them every year. Sadly, our peach tree got hit by a frost this year and we didn’t get a single one from our own yard! But the ones I picked up at Costco and the farmer’s market were delicious! I have had this pie flavor in mind for a while and had to set some aside before my husband could eat them so I could make a raspberry peach pie and it was everything I hoped it would be and more! This raspberry peach pie is based off my southern peach pie recipe that I have used for years and years now. It’s one of our summertime favorites that we always make when peaches are fresh and in season. The raspberries add a punchy twist that everybody loved. Homemade pie is especially delicious when the fruit is fresh and in season, although this one can be made just as well with frozen peaches and raspberries any time of the year! Be sure to visit some of our other favorite recipes made with raspberries and peaches like Raspberry Pretzel Salad, Grilled Peaches with Ice Cream, Fresh Raspberry Muffins, and Peach Cobbler.
The easy way to peel peaches
This technique is one I remember learning from my mom and grandma in my grandma’s kitchen in Idaho where we would bottle peaches every summer when I was a kid. Start with ripe peaches. I like to make a little “X” in the bottom of each peach using a sharp knife. Bring a large pot of water to boil on the stovetop and make a water bath by filling a large bowl with plenty of ice and cold water. Then you just drop the peaches into the boiling water for about 30 seconds before transferring them straight to an ice water bath. After 15 seconds or so, you can pluck the peach from the ice water bath and easily peel the skin right off those peaches! If the peaches aren’t totally ripe, this trick won’t work quite as well, but when the peaches are at their peak, it makes peeling them such a breeze! Then all you have to do is open them up, remove the pit, and slice them for adding to your pie or freezing so you have a stockpile on hand for when peaches are no longer in season!
Let’s bake a pie!
Patience is a virtue when it comes to pie baking
If you find that when you make fruit pies the slices don’t hold up as much as you would like, you may be slicing into your pies too soon. Most pies need plenty of time to cool COMPLETELY in order to set up all the way and fruit pies, with their high sugar content, can take 4 to 6 hours to cool all the way sometimes. If the pie is still warm, it likely hasn’t had time to full set up and you might just get a runny filling and slices that don’t hold up as well. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, and as you can see from these images, I don’t always follow my own rules in the face of an irresistible smelling warm pie. Also, sometimes you will just have juicier fruit than others. Just remember that you can always reheat the pie for 10 minutes in the oven or individual slices for 20 seconds in the microwave if you like your pie served warm.
Tips and tricks for making pies
Keep your pie crust cold: Using cold butter, cold shortening, and cold water in your pie crust makes it extra flaky and wonderful. And when I’m not working with the crust, I keep it wrapped in plastic wrap in the refrigerator. How to thicken pie filling: This is the trickiest part about making pie because fruit can be more or less juicy depending on the variety, the degree of ripeness, etc. Personally, I would rather err on the side of under-thickening the pie filling rather than have a gummy, overly thickened pie. I recommend mixing your filling and letting it sit for a couple of minutes. If it is releasing a LOT of juices, go ahead and add another tablespoon or even two of cornstarch to help thicken up the filling even more while the pie bakes. Substitutions: You could sub in blackberries or blueberries for raspberries if that’s what you have on hand. Or use fresh nectarines instead of peaches.
More Favorite Pie Recipes
Fresh Strawberry Pie Homemade Blackberry Pie Lemon Meringue Pie Best Key Lime Pie Coconut Cream Pie Kentucky Chocolate Walnut Pie Apricot Pie
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