Deep-Dish Peach Pie with Pecan Streusel Topping

A delectable deep-dish pie featuring juicy fresh peaches topped with a crunchy pecan and oat streusel. This classic dessert combines warm spices like cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg with a buttery homemade crust.

8 servings
4 hr 50 min

Ingredients

  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ cup old-fashioned oats
  • cup brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • ¾ cup pecans
  • cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • cup vegetable shortening
  • tablespoons ice water
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons tapioca
  • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon cardamom
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • teaspoons lemon juice
  • pounds peaches
  • 9 inch pie plate

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Stir flour, oats, sugar, and salt in medium bowl. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture holds together in moist clumps. Mix in pecans. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.

    15 min

  2. 2.

    Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor 5 seconds. Add butter and shortening. Using on/off turns, blend until mixture resembles very coarse meal. Drizzle 3 1/2 tablespoons water over. Blend until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap; chill at least 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. If necessary, soften dough slightly at room temperature before rolling out.

    70 min

  3. 3.

    Roll out dough on floured work surface to 14-inch round; transfer to 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Cut off all but 1/2 inch overhang. Fold overhang in; crimp edge. Chill crust.

    20 min

  4. 4.

    Stir sugar and next 4 ingredients in large bowl. Mix in lemon juice, then peaches; toss. Let stand at least 20 minutes, tossing occasionally.

    20 min

  5. 5.

    Set rack at lowest position in oven. Slide foil-lined baking sheet under rack onto oven floor (to catch any drips). Preheat oven to 400°F. Spoon filling into crust. Scatter topping over, breaking up large clumps.

    15 min

  6. 6.

    Bake pie 30 minutes. Reduce oven to 350°F; bake until juices bubble thickly and topping is golden, covering edges with foil if browning too quickly, about 1 hour. Cool on rack at least 1 1/2 hours. Serve warm or at room temperature.

    150 min

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