Peaches
Jillian Hoffman
Peach facts
- a peach is a fruit that is round,has a distinctive fuzzy skin, fleshy, and sweet with a large pit in the center. the colors of peaches vary from pink, white, red, yellow, and yellowish-orange.
- classification: Drupe
- varieties of peaches: sweet scarlet, red beauty, sugar may, spring snow, and crest haven
- most important nutrients: moderate source of Vitamin C, Vitamin A, and a good source of dietary fiber
- common cooking methods: baked and grilled peaches
peach recipes
peach cobbler
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.Drain 1 can of peaches; reserve the syrup from the other. Place the butter in a 9- by 12-inch ovenproof baking dish. Heat the butter on the stove or in the oven until it's melted. In a medium bowl, mix the flour and sugar. Stir in the milk and the reserved syrup. Pour the batter over the melted butter in the baking dish. Arrange the peaches over the batter. Bake for 1 hour. The cobbler is done when the batter rises around the peaches and the crust is thick and golden brown. Serve warm with fresh whipped cream
Peach salsa
Divide the ingredients (except for the peaches and cilantro) into 3 batches so they will fit into a food processor. For each batch, halve or quarter 4 cloves garlic, 2 onions, 2 jalapenos and 2 bell peppers and throw into a food processor. Add 1 teaspoon each chili powder, salt and pepper. Squeeze in the juice from 4 limes and pulse. Pour the salsa into a very large container and repeat with the remaining 2 batches.
Cut the peaches into small chunks, add to the salsa and mix. Mix in the cilantro. If your salsa is a little thick, loosen it with some of the syrup from the peaches.
Peach and strawberry crumble
Put an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 by 8-inch glass baking dish. Set aside.
For the filling: In a medium bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and arrowroot until smooth. Add the strawberries, peaches and brown sugar. Gently toss until the fruit is coated. Pour the fruit mixture into the prepared pan.
For the topping: In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, oats, almonds, brown sugar, cinnamon, and sea salt. Pulse until mixed. Add the butter. Pulse until the butter is the size of peas. Sprinkle the mixture over the filling and bake for 40 to 45 minutes until the filling is bubbling and the top is light golden. Cool the crumble for 5 minutes.
Spoon the warm crumble into bowls and serve with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream.