Deep-Dish Peach Pie with Pecan Streusel Topping

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by Rochelle Palermo

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, diced
  • 3/4 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, diced
  • 1/3 cup non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening, frozen, diced
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons (or more) ice water
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 3 3/4 to 4 pounds peaches, peeled with vegetable peeler, halved, pitted, cut into 1-inch wedges
  • Special equipment: 9- to 9 1/2-inch-diameter ceramic deep-dish pie plate

Preparation

Step 1

For streusel topping:

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.

For crust:

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.

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.

For filling:

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

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.

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.