Recipe: Peach Custard Cake

PEACH CUSTARD CAKE

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 (20 oz.) can sliced peaches (reserve syrup)
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup reserved peach syrup
1 egg
1 cup heavy cream

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan.

Mix flour and salt in a small bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Pat onto bottom and halfway up the sides of the prepared baking pan. Arrange peaches on crust. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Mix peach syrup, egg, and cream and pour over peaches Return to oven and bake 30 minutes or until firm. Cool before serving.

Servings: 6
Source: The Legendary Illinois Cookbook