1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 dash salt
1 dash ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2-1/2 cups pureed peeled fresh peaches
3-1/2 cups sliced peeled fresh peaches
1 pie pastry, (9 inches), baked
In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and nutmeg. Stir in water, lemon juice and pureed peaches. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes or until mixture is thickened. Pour all but 1/2 cup of glaze into the pie shell. Top with sliced peaches and brush with reserved glaze. Chill for at least 3 hours.
Yield: 8 servings.