The Pie Recipes

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• pinch salt
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch cloves
• 1 cup finely ground almonds
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 cup (2 sticks) cold, unsalted butter cut into ½” pieces
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon Lillet
• 3 medium white peaches, rinsed
• 3 medium white nectarines, rinsed
• 1 bottle (750-ml) Lillet Blanc (reserve one tablespoon for the cream filling)
• 1 cup water
• ⅓ cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• zest and juice from one small orange
• 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped with the tip of a small paring knife
• 3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
• ½ teaspoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon orange juice
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract
• 1 tablespoon Lillet (reserved from above)
• ½ cup sliced almonds for garnish
• ½ apricot preserves and 2 tablespoons reduced poaching liquid, heated until combined then cooled