2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar, divided
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
4 fresh peaches or one 29-ounce can peach halves, drained
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1 cup heavy whipping cream or sour cream
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. To make the crust, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and 2 tablespoons sugar. Cut in butter, using a pastry blender or two forks, until mixture is crumbly. Firmly press mixture over bottom and up sides of an11-inch tart pan.
Peel fresh peaches and cut in half or drain canned peaches. Arrange peaches in pastry shell. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over fruit. Bake 15 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine egg yolks and whipping cream or sour cream. Remove kuchen from the oven and pour egg and cream mixture over the peaches. Bake 30 minutes longer.