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with pastry blender or fork until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle topping over mufﬁns. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.

good, ripe peach tastes like summer. Imagine biting into the succulent, aromatic ﬂesh, with juice running down your chin. Yes, peaches are one Peach Praline Pie of the tastiest fruits summer has to offer. 4 cups ripe peaches, peeled While they seem to taste and sliced (about 3 best in the summertime, pounds) peaches are available nearly 1/2 cup sugar year-round. The season dic2 tablespoons quicktates the variety that’s availcooking tapioca able. Semi-freestone peaches 1 teaspoon lemon juice are good both fresh and 1/2 cup ﬂour canned. Clingstone peaches 1/4 cup brown sugar, are juicy and sweet, making packed them perfect for desserts 1/2 cup pecans, chopped as well as jellies, jams and 1/4 cup butter canning. Freestone peaches 1 9-inch deep-dish pie tend to be larger than shell, unbaked clingstones, with a ﬁrmer, less juicy texture, yet still In a large bowl, combine sweet. They’re excellent for peaches, sugar, tapioca and canning and baking. In Mislemon juice; let stand 15 souri, peach season usually minutes. runs from June through White peaches, a cousin of the yellow-ﬂeshed peach, offer a more subtle peach ﬂavor your baked goods. Meanwhile, combine September. ﬂour, brown sugar and When choosing peaches: pecans in a small bowl. • Pick fragrant, unblemCut butter into mixture ished fruit that doesn’t feel until crumbly. Sprinkle one-third of too hard. the crumbs in the pie shell; top with • Fresh peaches are highly perishpeach mixture. Sprinkle remaining able, so don’t buy more than you crumbs over top (peaches will still plan to use within the next few days. show through crumb topping). • Peaches that are greenish in Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. color were probably picked too early, Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake so avoid them. Sweetness does not 20 minutes longer or until peaches are increase after picking. Chill well. At serving time, fold in 1 teaspoon cinnamon tender and topping is golden brown. • Peaches discolor quickly when sour cream and spoon onto lettuce 1-1/2 cups sugar exposed to air, so they should be leaves. Garnish with strawberries. 1/2 cup butter Peach Ginger Cake sprinkled with lemon or lime juice if 2 eggs not eaten or cooked immediately. Peach Streusel Mufﬁns 1 cup pecans, chopped 5 large, ripe peaches, peeled and halved 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 tablespoons sugar Peachy Chicken Salad 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened 1/4 cup ﬂour 1/3 cup sugar Blend peaches and 6 tablespoons of 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup pecans, chopped 1 large egg sugar in a blender until puréed. Com1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2-1/3 cups ﬂour bine ﬂour, baking powder, baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 cup sweet onion, minced 1 tablespoon baking powder salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl 2 eggs 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped 1/2 teaspoon salt and set mixture aside. 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup milk Combine 1-1/2 cups sugar and but1/2 cup butter, melted 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ter, creaming well. Add eggs and mix. 1/3 cup slivered almonds 4 cups chicken breast, cooked and 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen peeled Add peaches and dry ingredients, mixchopped peaches, chopped ing until dry ingredients are moistened. Butter a 9-inch-round cake pan; set 4 cups ripe peaches, peeled and diced 1/4 cup sugar Stir in nuts and vanilla. aside. Cut peach halves into four slic3 tablespoons ﬂour Spoon batter into two well-greased es each. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon and ﬂoured 9-inch-by-5-inch loaf pans. on the ﬂat edge of each peach and lay pecans in a single layer on a cookie 2-1/2 tablespoons butter, chilled Bake at 325 degrees for 40 to 50 minthe sugared side down in the bottom sheet for 5 minutes or until lightly utes or until toothpicks inserted in the of the cake pan. Combine the ﬂour, toasted and fragrant. Cool 15 minutes. Beat 1/4 cup butter at medium speed center come out nearly clean. Cool 10 baking powder, ginger and cinnamon In a large bowl, stir together with an electric mixer until creamy. minutes before removing from pan. together; set aside. mayonnaise, onion, basil, salt and Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar, beating In a medium bowl, beat the eggs black pepper. Fold in toasted pecans, until light and ﬂuffy. Add egg, beating Peach Waldorf Salad lightly, mix them with the 1/2 cup chicken and peaches. Cover and chill until blended. sugar and then stir in the melted 2 hours before serving. Combine ﬂour, baking powder 6 large ripe peaches butter. Add the dry ingredients; stir and salt. Add ﬂour mixture to butter 1 cup celery, diced until smooth. Pour the batter over Peach Country Bread mixture alternately with milk, stirring 1 cup walnuts, chopped the peaches in the pan. Top with well after each addition. Stir in vanilla 2 tablespoons honey almonds. 3 cups fresh peaches, peeled and sliced extract and fold in chopped peaches. 1/3 cup sour cream Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. 6 tablespoons sugar Spoon batter into a greased mufﬁn 12 fresh strawberries, sliced Top will be golden and center will 2 cups ﬂour pan, ﬁlling two-thirds full. Lettuce leaves spring back when lightly touched. 1 teaspoon baking powder For topping, combine 1/4 cup Note: Cake will be shallow and 1 teaspoon baking soda sugar, 3 tablespoons ﬂour and cinnaPeel and slice peaches. In a large bowl, custard-like with a slightly crisp top. 1/4 teaspoon salt mon; cut in 2-1/2 tablespoons butter toss peaches, celery, nuts and honey.

by Heather Berry

That’s Peachy Keen
Fresh peaches bring summertime to your recipes

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