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Peach Recipes
Peach Cobbler

a recipe to ‘use up’ peaches…and you can freeze it for later use

  • 3 c. sliced ripe, peeled peaches (sprinkled with lemon juice)
  • ½ c. (or less) sugar
  • ¼ t. cinnamon
  • ¼ t. salt

Toss these ingredients together, coating the peach slices. Then arrange the peaches in a lightly greased 1 ½ or 2 quart baking dish. Cook, uncovered, at 350 for 15 minutes or so.

Meanwhile, stir together these ingredients:

  • 1 ½ c. flour
  • 2 t. baking powder
  • ½ c. sugar
  • ½ t. salt

In a separate bowl, combine:

  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ c. milk
  • 1 t. vanilla
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 4 T. melted (and cooled) butter or margarine

Combine dry and liquid ingredients, and beat until batter is smooth. Pour it over the fruit mixture, and bake, uncovered, at 350 for about 1 hour..until Cake begins to draw away from sides of the dish. Serves about 6

Peach Smoothie
  • 1 peach, peeled
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • a few ice cubes
  • 1 t. sugar (or to taste)
A tasty, cold beverage for warm, late-summer days!

Combine all ingredients in a blender.
Serves 2 (or maybe 1, it can be hard to share!)
Chilled Peach Soup
  • 12 peaches, ripe
  • 6 ice cubes, cracked
  • 2 t honey
  • 1/4 t ginger, grated
  • 1 1/2 c milk, low fat
  • 1/2 c sour cream, nonfat
  • 1 t ginger, powdered
Dip the peaches into boiling water for 20 seconds. Remove the peel. Quarter the peaches and place in a blender with 1 cup milk and the ice cubes. Process on medium-high speed until puréed. Add the remaining 1/2 cup milk, sour cream, honey, ginger and nutmeg.
Blend well. Serve immediately or chill further.
Makes 4 servings.
Peach Crumble
  • 3 lbs fresh peaches
  • 1/2 c sugar
  • 1 t cinnamon
  • 1/2 t nutmeg
  • 2 c flour (for crumble)
  • 1/2 c sugar (for crumble)
  • 1/2 c packed brown sugar (for crumble)
  • 3/4 c butter or margarine (for crumble)
  • 1-1/2 t cinnamon (for crumble)
  • 1/2 t salt (for crumble)
Slice peaches to get about 2-1/2 quarts; toss with 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and the nutmeg. Turn fruit into greased13x9-inch pan or 12-inch round baking dish. Mix Crumble ingredients until lumpy and moist (pinch with fingers to make crumbly). Sprinkle over fruit. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

 

North Star Orchard Ike & Lisa Kerschner
Email: Lisa@northstarorchard.com
3226 Limestone Rd. Cochranville, PA 19330
© Copyright 2008 North Star Orchard

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