Peaches and Cream Pie

Name: Peaches and Cream Pie
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: US & Canada
Ingredients: 1 (9-inch) unbaked, pie shell; 2 pounds (907 grams), ripe but firm peaches, peeled, halved, and pitted; 2 tablespoons, sugar, plus 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces/99 grams); 3 tablespoons, all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 1/3 cup, heavy cream; 2 , large egg yolks; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
US & Canada
Fruits & Vegetables
Fruit
Dessert Pies

Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2011, Cook's Country TV

The name made it sound delicious, but the historic recipes we tried didn't pan out. Custard to the rescue.

SERVES 8

TIME 2½ hours, plus 30 minutes chilling and 3 hours cooling

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