Let Them Eat Pie

This weekend Sweet Hubby and I went to see the movie Waitress. If you haven't seen it, you really should. It is the best movie I have seen in ages. It was playing at our local Art Cinema which was enough to convince Sweet Hubby that he did not want to see it. That makes the fact that he laughed his backside off, that much sweeter. I loved it so much that I would go see it again. Well, if I didn't have to sell a pint of blood just to buy a movie ticket, that is. One bit of bad news, this movie should come with a warning that you will leave the theatre starving. You will be absolutely compelled to go home and make a pie. Here's mine.

Peach Pie with Crumb Topping

5 cups peaches

3/4 to 1 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 crumb topping

1 pie crust (storebought or homemade, I like Martha's Perfect Piecrust)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine 5 cups blueberries or other fruit with 3/4 to 1 cup granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Pour into pie shell; sprinkle with 1/2 recipe Crumb Topping.
Place on foil-lined baking sheet in lower third of oven; reduce heat to 350 degrees;. Bake until fruit bubbles and crust browns, 1 1/2 hours. If topping begins to brown too quickly, tent with foil. Let cool 6 hours.

Crumb Topping:

Makes 2 cups
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup light-brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 sticks chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces

In a bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup light-brown sugar, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and cinnamon.
Cut 1 1/2 sticks chilled unsalted butter into pieces. With your hands, work in butter pieces, until large clumps form. Divide mixture in half; freeze in plastic storage bags.