Peach Crostata

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick)
• 6 medium peaches, peeled and halved
• cinnamon (optional)
• 1 cup heavy cream or 1 cup sour cream or 1 cup yogurt
• 2 eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, stir together flour, 1/4 c of the sugar, and salt.
• 3 cut in butter, using the tips of your fingers, to a coarse meal texture.
• 4 press mixture evenly into bottom and up sides of deep 9-10-inch pie plate.
• 5 make top neat.
• 6 arrange peaches over the crust and sprinkle with remaining 3/4 c of sugar.
• 7 dust with cinnamon if desired.
• 8 bake for 15 minutes.
• 9 meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together cream (or other) and eggs until well blended.
• 10 after 15 minutes, remove crostata and pour egg and cream mixture over it.
• 11 return to oven for another 30 minutes until well set.
• 12 serve warm (not hot) or at room temperature.
• 13 crostata is best if never refrigerated.
• 14 make be baked several hours ahead.
• 15 can be kept at room temperature for up to 24 hours.
• 16 nectarines may be substituted for the peaches.