Well aren't you a Georgia Peach

I guess I should say California peach, if we were to get technical. So excuse me for another post mentioning Bountiful Baskets, but I guess you could say that I am hooked. My mom and I have ordered 2 bountiful baskets so far, it is a CO-OP where you make your order on Monday at 8:00 pm, and them pick it up at designated site and time. It is operating in many western states and towns. Along with the basket(full of high quality fruits and veggies for $15) you can order "add-ons". The first week we added on a box of peaches ($10) and this last week we added on two pumpkins($3.50 each).

A box of peaches, what to do with it? I ate a few, but before they started to ripen too much I decided to peel, pit, slice, and freeze them. When I froze them, I put them in Freezer bags and labeled them for a recipe.




Here are my two favorite peach recipes:

Peach Bread
3 cups sliced fresh peaches
6 TBS sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 TSP baking soda
1/4 TSP salt
1 TSP ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cups shortening
2 eggs
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 TSP vanilla extract

Place peaches and 6 TBS sugar in container of electric blender; process until pureed. (Mixture should yield about 2 1/4 cups), Combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside. Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar and shortening; cream well. Add eggs and mix well. Add peach puree and dry ingredients, mixing until ingredients are moistened. Stir in nits and vanilla. Spoon batter into 2 well greased and floured 9x5x3 inch loaf pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until done. Cool 10 minutes in pan; turn out on rack, and let cool completely.

Quick Peach Cobbler

Filling ingredients:
1 cup sugar
2 TBS cornstarch
1/4 TSP ground nutmeg
4 to 6 medium (4 cups) peaches, peeled and sliced

Cobbler ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar, and 2 TBS sugar
1 TSP baking powder
1/4 TSP salt
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 egg, slightly beaten
3 tablespoons milk

Pre-heat oven to 400. Combine sugar, cornstarch, and nutmeg in large bowl and add peaches, toss to coat. Place in an 8 inch square pan.
Stir together flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Cut in butter until resembles course crumbs. Stir in egg and milk until moistened. Drop 9 equal portions onto peaches. Sprinkle with remaining 2 TBS sugar. Bake 35-40 minutes until golden and bubbly.