Birthday Peach Pie

I was commissioned to bake a birthday pie for my father-in-law's birthday this week. He apparently ate the whole pecan pie I made him for Christmas without sharing an ounce. Which brings me to the Pie Fact of the Day: of the three pecan pies I have made, two were consumed by just one person each, start to finish. So I guess I must be doing something right.

Since eating an entire pecan pie is not a ideal situation for a diabetic, I was asked to make this birthday pie a bit more "diabetic-friendly." I went with peach because, A) they are naturally very sweet so I wouldn't really have to add sugar, and 2) I had some frozen fresh peaches left from this summer that had be hanging out in my freezer for the last five months.

I ended up adding three tablespoons of agave nectar to the peach filing instead of the usual cup or so of refined sugar that many peach pie recipes call for, and supplementing my peaches with some more frozen peaches from the store.

Birthday Cake: you've been replaced. Sucka.

--Isaac.