Peaches & cream pie

Ingredients

  • 225 gr. cold unsalted butter , plus extra for greasing
  • 500 gr. plain flour
  • 100 gr. icing sugar , plus extra to serve
  • 4 large free-range eggs
  • 175 ml semi-skimmed milk , plus extra for the dough
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour
  • 175 gr. fat-free Greek yoghurt
  • 275 gr. caster sugar
  • 820 gr. peach slices

Method

  1. Cube 200 grams of the butter and pulse in a food processor with 400 grams of the flour, until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  2. Pulse in the icing sugar and 2 eggs, then bring it together with a splash of milk.
  3. Form the dough into a ball, wrap in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 20′.
  4. Preheat your oven to 180 °C.
  5. Grease a 30 cm pie dish with butter.
  6. Roll out the dough to a 40 cm circle, then place into the pie dish, firming it in place.
  7. Prick all over with a fork, cover with greaseproof paper, fill with baking beans and pop in the oven to blind bake for 10 – 15 minutes, or until cooked.
  8. Crack the remaining eggs into a bowl with the vanilla, cornflour, milk and yoghurt.
  9. Add 200 grams of the caster sugar, 1 tablespoon of the remaining flour and 1 pinch of sea salt.
  10. Whisk until combined and leave to one side.
  11. Drain and arrange the peaches in the bottom of the baked pastry case, then pour over the custard.
  12. Return to the oven and bake for about 40′, or until the custard is set to the touch but still has a slight wobble.
  13. Cover the pastry edge with foil if it colours too quickly.
  14. Make the crumble topping.
  15. In a bowl, rub the remaining 25 grams of butter and 90 grams of flour with your fingers until it resembles breadcrumbs, then stir in the remaining 75 grams of sugar.
  16. Sprinkle over the pie and return to the oven for a further 15′, or until golden.
  17. Leave to cool completely before dusting with icing sugar and serving.
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