Thursday, September 2, 2010

Peach Crisp

This is my busiest work week of the year, so I thought I'd keep it simple and share a yummy easy recipe on this gloomy Thursday.

Last week my MIL texted me that she had some extra peaches and did I want them?
She said they weren't particularly tasty so i decided to make a crisp in hope of redeeming them.

First take 5-6 large peaches cut a small on the bottom of each

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Then drop them in boiling water for 1-2 minutes (NOT 5 minutes like I did)

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Remove and allow to cool (some water/juice will leak out. This is good)

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Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350

& mix:
1/3 c brown sugar
1/2 c quick oats
1/3 c flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon sugar
pinch of nutmeg
pinch of salt

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Cut up 6 tbls of cold butter and add them to the mixture
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mix with a pastry cutter or your hands (much easier to use your hands!)

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until moist and crumbly 
(try your hardest not to eat it all!)

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Once the peaches are cooled enough to handle, get a sick satisfaction from peeling the slimy skin off the peaches in the larges pieces possible

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It's as satisfying as popping a zit

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try it sometime!

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When all the peaches are skinless and shiny

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cut them in half, remove the pit and slice them (I did about 10 slices per peach)

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Toss the peaches slices in a mixing bowl with:
1 tbls of sugar
1 tsp of corn starch
1 tsp of fresh lemon juice (all I had was a lime)

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Pour peaches into a large casserole dish or 7x11 baking dish (or two small casserole dishes) and top with crumble mixture

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(I made two dishes so I could bring one to work.  I also topped one of them with chopped walnuts)

Pop them in the oven for 35-45 minutes

Finally, forget to take a photo of the crispy, golden brown, bubbling dish and dive right in!
Enjoy warm with vanilla ice cream or room temperature with vanilla yogurt. NOM.
 

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