Pi(e) Month: 3 March Peach pie

Peach pie isn't one of my favorites because I prefer nectarines.

The reason for peaches is Girls Day in Japan.

Girl's Day is also the name of a Souther Korean girl group that debuted in 2010.  The current members include Sojin, Yura, Minah and Hyeri. Former members are Jihae, Jisun and Jiin. Seems J isn't a good match for Girl's Day, at least in South Korea.

I, of course, was thinking more of Hinamatsuri or Girls Day.  The dolls all representing the old Heian court.

I'm not a great fan of dolls, not even in the form of action figures. Besides the customary drink of shirozak and foods such as the diamond-shaped rice cake hishimochi, peach blossoms are usually displayed.

So how to make a peach pie less American and more Japanese?

I made a rose-flavored peach pie.

Peach pies are one of the pies where using frozen fruit is actually my preferred option since I'd like to avoid the blanching. Blanching is necessary so you can slip that fuzzy skin off.