We have a peach tree in our backyard that goes to great extents to overproduce a crop of peaches most years. Last year, we ate, baked, and gave away dozens of peaches. I even had to resort to freezing bags of sliced peaches. Although I do have two or three bags of the frozen peaches left, I am looking forward to having sun-warmed ones later in the summer. Right now, the tree is filling with beautiful pink blossoms and the bees are doing a lot of happy humming.
A favorite way we like our peaches for dessert is baked into a crispy. A peach crispy is sort of like a loosely-made pie with half the trouble of actually making a pie! Thought I'd share my version.
Peach Crispy
5-6 medium to large peaches, skinned, pitted and sliced
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Juice and grated rind of one lemon
Crisp:
1 stick butter or margarine
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup brown sugar, packed
½ cup chopped nuts, your choice
Combine sugar and flour and mix into sliced peaches. Add lemon juice, rind and place in greased 9x9 or 11x9-inch baking dish.
Combine the ingredients for the Crisp using a food processor of by hand. Crumble mixture over the peaches. Bake in preheated, 350 degree oven for approximately 20 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Goes well with whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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