Many of you know that I’ve been trying to find creative ways to use up bushels and bushels of peaches from the six fruit-bearing peach trees in our back yard.
I’ve scoured through my own favorite recipes looking for ingenious ways to either add peaches or replace whatever fruit or chip that was in them to begin with.
PEACH CRUMB BARS
(Recipe adapted from Two Peas and Their Pod; source: adapted from Brown-Eyed Baker)
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Spectacular dessert bar with a shortbread crust layer, a peach filling layer spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, a streusel topping and cinnamon-sugar on top. Amazing.
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars
Cuisine Southern
Keyword cookie, dessert, peaches
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 60 minutes
Servings
INGREDIENTS
PEACH FILLING:
5 cups peaches peeled and finely diced
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 cup UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
1 tsp. cornstarch
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp. sea salt or kosher salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
CRUST AND STREUSEL TOPPING:
3 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. sea salt or kosher salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup unsalted butter cold
1 large egg lightly beaten
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
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INSTRUCTIONS
PEACH FILLING:
Peel, pit and finely dice fresh peaches.
Place the diced peaches in a large mixing bowl and sprinkle with the lemon juice.
Toss gently to combine.
In a separate bowl, stir flour, cornstarch, sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and combine.
Pour dry ingredient mixture over the peaches and stir with a wooden spoon to combine.
Set aside.
CRUST AND STREUSEL TOPPING:
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and ¼ tsp. cinnamon.
Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until butter is mixed in and coarse crumbs have formed.
Stir the vanilla and beaten egg together.
Add into the flour and butter mixture and combine.
Mixture will be crumbly.
Pat half of the crust ingredients into the prepared baking dish.
Spread the peach mixture evenly over the bottom crust.
Crumble the remaining crust ingredients over the peach layer as a streusel topping.
Combine ¼ cup granulated sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon.
Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture over top of streusel topping.
Bake at 375° for 45-60 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and peach juice starts to bubble up around the edges.
Cool completely before cutting into bars.