I finally made this peach pie - oh my! I got up early this morning (4 am!) to bake before leaving for work so that we could have it for dessert tonight. The aroma that filled my house was heavenly. I pulled it from the oven at 8 and left for the office. Can't wait to get back home. I did have a lot of trouble rolling the crust. I rolled it on plastic wrap and even put the partially rolled crust, plastic wrap and all, back in the fridge to harden a little at one point. I have a terrible time with pie crusts and pies are my favorite dessert of all! I ended up piecing a lot of the crust together but the rustic look of this pie is very forgiving. Once I cut into it I will know if all of my piecing affected the texture of the bottom crust. If the crust works, I will try this with my other fruit pies - I'd much rather struggle with rolling one crust than rolling two; maybe I have stumbled into the only look - rustic - that I can consistently produce! Thanks for all of the pictures and tips of how to make the crust and filling. I love to bake and have been baking since I could stand at the table and help my mom but they still help me and I still run into the tip that I hadn't heard before. (And, yes, my mother was an expert pie crust maker which is why I never learned!) Now, I have to go read up on those chocolate chip muffins that you posted yesterday.... Linda, piecrust is a constant process for me. I LOVE pie, but have never been an "expert" crust maker. Always a work in progress. Like you, I think the rustic look covers a multitude of sins... PJH

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