Mastering the E Series Oven
Peach Pie
A light, fl aky pie crust takes patience, precision, and very cold butter. Gourmet Mode ensures the crust
turns out just right by adjusting temperature and modes throughout the baking process. No risk of soggy
bottoms here.
MAKES RACK POSITION COOK TIME
ONE 9-INCH PIE 3 65–75 MIN UTES
INGREDIENTS
Dough—Yields top and bottom crust
– 2½ cups all-purpose fl our
– 1 teaspoon salt
– 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
– 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and
cut into ½-inch pieces
– 6–8 tablespoons ice water
Filling
– 6½–7 cups peeled and sliced
fresh peaches
– 1 teaspoon lemon juice
– ½ cup dark brown sugar
– ¼ cup granulated sugar
– 3 tablespoons cornstarch, potato
starch, or all-purpose fl our
– 3 tablespoons butter
– ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon,
nutmeg, or cardamom; optional
– ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract,
optional
PREPARATION METHOD
To make crust
1. Combine fl our, salt, and sugar. Add butter to dry ingredients and cut
until pea-size pieces form. 2. Add ice water and mix by hand or in a food
processor until dough forms. 3. Turn dough onto a lightly fl oured surface.
Knead until dough comes together into a smooth ball. 4. Chill in the
refrigerator for 1 hour. Meanwhile, prepare the pie fi lling. 5. Once chilled,
divide dough in half. Roll bottom pie crust into a 12-inch circle, gently
lifting the dough into the plate. Do not stretch or press out the dough
to fi t the plate. This can cause the dough to shrink while baking. Roll top
pie crust to fi t the top of 9-inch shell, leaving enough room to trim and
pinch the top and bottom crust together later. Refrigerate both the top
and bottom crusts, separately, until fi lling is ready.
To make fi lling
1. Peel peaches with a paring knife. Alternatively, gently place whole
peaches into a pot of boiling water for 45–60 seconds. Remove and
immediately plunge into a bowl of ice water; the skins should then easily
slide o . 2. Halve peaches, remove pits, and cut into ¼-inch slices to
make 6½–7 cups. Add peaches to a large bowl and toss with lemon juice.
Add sugars, cornstarch, butter, cinnamon, and vanilla; toss to combine
until there are no dry streaks of cornstarch remaining.
To assemble and bake pie
1. Remove pie plate and top crust from the refrigerator. Add fi lling evenly
to the bottom crust. Top with crust; trim edges ½ inch beyond the rim
of the pie plate. Pinch the top and bottom crusts together. 2. Place pie
on a foil-lined baking sheet and place into cold oven with a rack set on
position “3.” Select Gourmet Mode and choose Baked Goods, Pie, and
then Double Crust. Bake until pie is bubbling, peaches are tender, and
crust is golden and browned, about 65–75 minutes. If the top or edges of
the pie crust are darkening too quickly, tent with foil. 3. Remove pie from
the oven and let cool completely, 3–4 hours.
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MODES Gourmet