Grandma Sal's Peach Kuchen

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup white sugar , divided
• 0.5 cups butter
• 6 freshs peaches - peeled , pitted and halved
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 eggs yolks
• 1 cup heavy cream

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. 2

   Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and 2 tablespoons of sugar into a large bowl. Cut in butter by pinching between your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Place the peach halves cut side up on top of the crust in a nice pattern. Mix together the remaining sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the peach halves.

3. 3

   Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. While the peaches are baking, whisk together the egg yolks and cream in a medium bowl. Pour over the peaches after the 15 minutes are up.

4. 4

   Reduce the oven's temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Return the dish to the oven, and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until golden brown.