When we think of summer fruit in the UK, our minds might initially wander to strawberries and the fleeting cherry season, but one that so often gets overlooked is the humble nectarine. Similar in ...

Stir in sugar, cornstarch, salt, vanilla, and pieces of butter. Gently mix in diced nectarines. Pour fruit and custard filling carefully into pie shell, making sure fruit is evenly distributed.

Nectarines don’t need peeling, but if you want to peel them for use in a pie, cover the ripe fruit with boiling water, leaves for 15 seconds, then drain and peel. If poaching nectarines, don’t ...