Frozen Peach Pie Filing

Ingredients

• 4 cups peeled, sliced or coarsely chopped fresh peaches
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 or 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Instructions

1. Mix ingredients thoroughly and pour into an 8 or 9 inch foil lined pie plate. Freeze immediately.
2. When frozen solid, remove from pie plate and wrap in foil or other tight-fitting wrap, using drugstore folds to seal completely. Label and store in freezer.
3. To make pie: Prepare preferred pie dough and line an 8 or 9 inch pie plate (whichever size you used to freeze the filling).
4. Unwrap frozen peach pie filling* and place in the pie shell; cover with a second crust. Seal edges; prick dough with fork.*
5. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes.
6. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and continue to bake until crust is golden brown, approximately 45 minutes.

Notes

* Do not let pie filling thaw before baking.