Peach-Apple Pie

 
Peach-Apple Pie
 
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Ingredients
  • 3 cups peeled, sliced, fresh peaches
  • 2 cups sliced apples
  • ¾ c sugar
  • 2 T quick-cooking tapioca
  • 1 T lemon juice
  • ⅛ t ground cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 T unsalted butter, cut into bits
  • pastry for a two-crust 9-inch pie
  • 1 t sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In large mixing bowl, stir together peaches, apples, sugar, tapioca, lemon juice, cinnamon, and salt. Let stand while making pastry.
  3. Line 9-inch pie plate with half of the pastry. Spoon in the filling. Cover with remaining pastry and crimp edges of pastry together. Prick a few holes in top crust.
  4. Brush top of pastry with a bit of cold water and then sprinkle with the 1 t sugar.
  5. Place pie on lowest rack of oven and bake 40-50 minutes or until nicely browned and juicy.
  6. Allow to cool at least 20 minutes before serving.