Ontario Tender Fruit : Recipe : Glazed Ontario Peach Pie

Ingredients

Pastry:
2	squares semi-sweet chocolate	2
1	baked 9-inch (23 cm) pie shells	1
Filling:
1 pkg	cream cheese, softened	250 g
1/2 cup	icing sugar, sifted	125 ml
1/2 tsp	almond extract	2 ml
1/2 cup	whipping cream	125 ml
4	Ontario peaches peeled, pitted and sliced (2 cups/500mL)	4
Glaze:
2	Ontario peaches peeled, pitted and sliced (1 cup/250 mL)
1 tsp	Lemon Juice	5 mL
1/4 cup	Sugar	60 mL
4 tsp	Cornstarch	20 mL

Directions

Pastry:

Melt chocolate; spread evenly over bottom of baked pie shell. Set aside.

Filling:

Beat cream cheese, icing and extract together with electric mixer until light and creamy. Whip cream to stiff peaks. Fold into cheese mixture. Spread over chocolate layer. Chill one hour. Arrange peach slices attractively on top of cheese filling.

Glaze:

Purée peaches and lemon juice in food processor or blender until smooth. Combine sugar and cornstarch in saucepan. Add peach mixture; mix well. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and is thickened. Cool. Spoon glaze evenly over peaches. Refrigerate until firm, about two hours.