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Using Fruit that is Plentiful

In the late summer and into fall, cooking and canning fresh fruits and vegetables  not only leaves lingering fragrances in our homes but also lingers in the recesses of our minds. The sweetness of cooked fruit is so strong we think we’re tasting it and we haven’t even had a bite of anything yet!

Jamming those Canning Jars

When I first tried my hand at cooking and canning jams and jellies I started out with peaches. They were plentiful in the area we lived at and my husband and sons loved them.
My intention was to have this fruit last into the winter months by putting -up canned jars of peaches along with having Peach jam for Peanut Butter sandwiches.

Needless to say this didn’t exactly work out the way I had intended. We ended up eating most of the canned fruit way before winter ended!

Having all that fruit ready to eat was too tempting and my winter supply dwindled all to quickly.

It Isn’t Just Peach-Fuzz

But since dessert was also a staple in our house I  needed to try some new recipes using peaches for dessert. Cobblers came to mind since they didn’t require as much time as making a pie.

Peach Cobbler Anyone?

Peachy-Keen

So experimenting with cobbler recipes I found this one that my husband prefers over many that I have baked.
Give this a try and see what you think.

Peach Cobbler

from Paula Deen

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

4c. peeled, sliced peaches

2c. sugar, divided

1/2c. water

8 Tblsp. butter (I used 6 Tblsp.)

1 1/2c. self-rising flour

1 1/2c. milk

1tsp. vanilla

Ground cinnamon, optional

Directions

Combine peaches with 1 cup of sugar and water in a saucepan and mix. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Put the butter in a 9×13 baking dish and place in oven to melt.

Mix remaining 1 cup sugar, flour and milk slowly to prevent clumping.  Pour mixture over melted butter.  DO NOT STIR.

Mix vanilla in warm peaches. Spoon fruit on top, gently pouring in syrup.  Sprinkle top with ground cinnamon, if using.  Batter will rise to top during baking surrounding peaches .  Bake for 30-45 minutes.

 To serve, scoop onto plate and serve with choice of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.