Best Peach Pie — The Pie Plate
Savor the taste of a perfect dessert crafted with meticulous care from orchard-fresh fruit and baked to a golden perfection in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
From orchard to oven, Ruth Anne Schriefer’s scratch-made pies from The Pie Plate are filled with seasonal picks. What’s growing is what’s cooking at this Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, sweet spot. And ingredients are selected with a discerning palate for the real stuff: whole milk, European-style churned butter and “fruit that speaks for itself.” Bite into a Redhaven peach, and its juices will roll down your chin. Schriefer is particular. The pits should shake out (no clinging) and peaches are picked only once ripened. This ensures a naturally sweet flavor and melt-in-your-mouth firm (not mushy) texture. Go a la mode with a scoop of gelato from Niagara Italian Ice Cream, available in-house.
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