We picked up 40 pounds of peaches the other night. I’ll be canning them up this weekend. I do so love canned peaches. There’s something about having fresh peaches in the house, however; that just demands that cobbler be made. I wasn’t in the mood for my most favorite cobbler, however; and decided to make a peach crisp instead.
Peach Crisp Topping
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1/2 Cup Cornmeal
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1/2 Cup Flour
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1/3 Cup Salted Butter (if you use unsalted butter, add a pinch or two of salt)
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1/3 Cup Sugar
Mix the dry ingredients and cut the butter into the mixture. I use my fingers to cut the butter into the dry ingredients until its good and crumbly.
Assembling The Crisp
Peel, pit and slice your peaches. (For individual ramekins, I put about 1 and half peaches per container. You could do an pie plate size instead, for that I’d use 3 to 4 cups of peaches). Layer the peaches into your container of choice. You could add lemon juice to prevent browning (I didn’t and they look just fine), and you can add some additional sugar to the peaches if you’d like (I don’t, I like the tartness). Top your container(s) with the topping, pressing gently.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20-30 minutes depending on your container size. The fruit should be bubbling and the topping should be golden. Serve warm, I like mine with just a touch of milk on it, but ice cream and/or whipped cream would be awesome too.
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Today is my 34th birthday and I woke up with a pimple on my chin. Seriously, how old will I be when I stomp getting pimples? I suppose I’ll go from pimples to wrinkles! Thanks so much to everyone who reads this blog and comments and to all of you who have become my community – you are the best birthday present this blogger can imagine.
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See you on Sunday over at Women Not Dabbling In Normal, where I’ll be sharing my coffee liqueur recipe and technique.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope it is a full and good one for you! The peaches look absolutely delicious!
Happy Birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day celebrating YOU!
The peach cobbler looks great! It is our Peach Festival this weekend — we have lots of peach tree growers in our area.
Happy birthday!
I’m 36.5 and still get zits regularly. My mother got them as long as she menstruated so until her fifties. I guess that’s what I can look forward to.
Hah! Kathie – I’m 61 and I get BOTH pimples AND wrinkles!!
A great big Happy Birthday to you!! I hope you get to do whatever would make you happy today!
Happy Birthday from a fellow Leo – I’ll have to ditto pimple comments from above. Except why do the ones on your butt hurt more than the ones on your face??
Great looking cobbler, my organic peaches are supposed to be available this weekend – I can’t wait. Good excuse to try your crisp recipe.
Happy Birthday, Kathie!!!!!
Happy Birthday, Kathie!
I just finished eating the last of the apple crisp we made earlier this week. I enjoyed it for your birthday! I’ve never heard of using corn meal in a crisp topping. Is this your own recipe?
Happy Belated Birthday , from another Leo. I celebrated my 47th on the 14th , and I still get pimples.
I’ve never made a crisp from cornmeal , but I plan to try your recipe. It looks delish.
~ Green Blessings ~
JoyceAnn
Thanks so much for the birthday wishes everyone!
Willow – the recipe is a variation on another I saw somewhere. The original had much less cornmeal and more flour, it also had toasted pine nuts in the topping. Pine nuts are just something I don’t generally have on hand, so I figured I could up the cornmeal for added crunch.
Very interesting! I just got some nectarines and peaches (free) at the farmers market. Maybe I’ll try your crisp topping. I usually use whole wheat flour and oats with brown sugar and butter for the topping.
Happy Birthday!!! I hope your day was fun and beautiful!
Happy Birthday, Kathie!
I’ve been sitting here trying to remember what I was doing when I turned 34! Heck, I can’t remember what I was doing when I turned 41, and that was LAST year!
I miss you, and I love you!
Nice peaches, by the way!
Robin
Happy Birthday, Kathie. I haven’t been online for over a week, so I’m missing your connection and enjoying reading your lovely posts. I hope you are well and enjoying your peaches.
Jessica
Wow! That looks so good!
Happy Birthday!
Ohmigosh I have so got to make that crisp, it looks so yummy!
(I came here via swap-bot by the way and I’m from Kalispell)
sorry I missed commenting on your birthday!
So. . . Happy Happy Un-birthday to you!
Barbara
Happy belated birthday (I was visiting family and missed it)! That peach crisp sounds good.
Happy belated birthday (I was visiting family and missed it)! That peach crisp sounds good.
GAH, where have I been??? Belated happy birthday…you’re such a fantastic woman, Kathie…I’m so glad you were born!!
Happy Belated Birthday! I made your recipe with blueberries and it was soooo good.
Happy Belated Birthday! I made your recipe with blueberries and it was soooo good.
Happy Belated Birthday! I made your recipe with blueberries and it was soooo good.
Happy Belated Birthday! I made your recipe with blueberries and it was soooo good.