Sunday, August 30, 2009

Nectarine Pie


After all my posts with berries, I thought of posting something with other summer fruits as well - no I am not done yet with berries - not until they completely disappear from the fresh fruit section of my grocery store! Just using more fruits in my recipes. This time it is nectarines - a nectarine pie. Usually when I think pie, I think pumpkin pie and of course, I think Thanksgiving. (yes, the name is awfully close to this very blog - http://snacksgiving.blogspot.com/)
Pies for me are usually a winter thing. But it's been a while since I made one, and nectarines and peaches are wonderful in pies. So that is what I made.
Of course I never go to the extent of making the pie crust myself - that is just too tedious and time consuming. Buying from the store is what I always do, and recommend as well!
So with the pie crust sorted - it's as easy as 1,2,3! Here is what you need



- 6 nectarines
- 1/2 cup sugar (I don't like my desserts too sweet, so I usually add a little less than that)
- 1 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- A ready rolled chilled pie crust

Pre-heat your oven to 375 F. Wash and slice your nectarines thinly. In a bowl mix together the cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, flour and lemon juice. Toss in the nectarines and mix gently for half a minute or so. Roll out your pie crust and place it into your pie pan. Mine was ready rolled in an over proof pan, so it was a breeze.
With a rubber spatuala, scrape the nectarines on to the pie, leave a few to be the top garnish. I placed the top ones as neatly as could, so they look good. Bake the pie 375F for 30-40 minutes. Once cooled, sprinkle some powdered sugar so it looks prettier!
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19 comments:

  1. What a lovely summer pie! I also tend to associate them with Thanksgiving, but this one is great with those nectarines! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and for following it! :)

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  2. Very pretty! Thank you for posting this!

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  3. Very nice looking pie. I love nectarine. Have you ever substituted nectarines with peaches?

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  4. Very beautiful presentation and yummy picture. I will try your wonderful recipe of pie.

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  5. I love nectarines. The nectarine pie here looks so awesome. Thanks for the recipe.

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  6. Looks delicious. What an awesome photo too.

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  7. Pie looks divine! love you gorcgeous clicks!!!

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  8. This looks delicious. I love baking with fresh fruit and the nectarines in a pie is definitely appealing.

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  9. excellent idea...looks like a very refreshing tart for the summer...

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  10. Oh I love that last photo, great looking tart

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  11. A beautiful pie! I bet it tastes heavenly!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  12. Beautiful pie the nectarines look so fresh and juicy.

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  13. This pie looks delicious! Lovely photos too.

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  14. Yum, this is summer pur! Thank you for your participation in the vacation food event.

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  15. Mmmm, what a gorgeous pie! I love your photos, and this just looks SO delicious! :)

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  16. Marvelous!!!!!!!!!!!
    I wanna a slice, please... :))))

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