#nectarine pie

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Glamour shots of the Plum-Nectarine Pie I made the other day!

It turned out delicious!

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This pie downright beautiful when made with white nectarines. Slip the skins off the fruit, slice in half and arrange in an unbaked pie shell. Combine heavy cream, sugar, cinnamon, flour and almond extract, and then pour this lovely concoction over and around the nectarines. Bake in a very hot oven for 40 minutes.

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Nectarine Pie When made with white nectarines, this pie is breathtaking. Fruit should be peeled, cut in half, and arranged in a raw pie crust. Pour the lovely mixture over and around the nectarines after combining heavy cream, sugar, cinnamon, flour, and almond extract. Bake for 40 minutes in a very hot oven.

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Peach, Plumb, & Nectarine Pie!

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Made a Plum & Nectarine pie!

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Had a very productive day today! 

Homemade Nectarine pie & a mini blueberry tart made w/ left over dough.

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Friday Pie: Nectarine Pie from Four & Twenty Blackbirds at Brooklyn Public Library

Earlier this week I was offered a job with New York Public Library to be their new Social Media Marketing Associate, and I’m ridiculously happy to say I accepted! I’m still processing the pure awesomeness that is my new job. My brain can’t handle it. I’ll be starting there in a couple of weeks, so expect some pie-atuses (that’s me making a terrible pun out of hiatus) as I get used to the full-time life again.

Now, Brooklyn Public Library actually isn’t a part of the NYPL system (they’re a separate entity), but all libraries are good libraries, and this one happens to have a café serving Four & Twenty Blackbirds’ pie!

Pie this way!

It’s been a lifetime since I ventured to bklynlibrary since I live in Queens, and I forgot how regal the entrance is to their Grand Army Plaza location. Once you’re inside, the pie can be found straight ahead and to the right, easily spotted because of the neon PIE sign:

Pardon my iPhoneography. Though I have a deep, deep love for all crumble pies, I decided to go with nectarine because I haven’t spotted a single nectarine pie in all my time pie-hunting. I’d actually kind of forgotten what a nectarine is because I basically never opt for anything nectarine in my life. Nectarines, for those few individuals who are like me and forget about nectarines, are basically just the bald relative of peaches. I opted for the 50 cent whipped cream add-on, which the server and I agreed I’d be a fool to pass up, and settled in for some library pie.

I don’t know how I feel about this pie. It was incredibly difficult to tackle with a plastic fork and I honestly should have walked the ten feet required of me to get a knife to make my life easier. Instead, I struggled through with a plastic fork that was not at all capable of handling the thick crust. Halfway through the pie, I realized that I’d accidentally eaten all of the filling with an abundance of crust still to go. The nectarines were sliced up into large chunks that my fork wasn’t splitting up well. The texture and flavor veered more citrus than I expected, and that tangy, tart flavor isn’t my absolute favorite in pies. It was certainly unique, fresh, and well made, but I’m not sure it’s something I’d personally opt for again. Just my preference, not a reflection of quality!

^ The last nectarine chunk, and so much crust and whipped cream to go! You can see the extent of my struggle to neatly eat this pie in this photo. I will say that those final bits of the crusty edge were impeccable. The saltiness was really evident in those bites, and the whipped cream balanced everything nicely.

If tangy pies are your jam, I think you’d dig this nectarine pie from Four & Twenty Blackbirds. Their pies are seasonal, so visit before nectarine season is over.

Warmest regards and pies,

Lauren

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