6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Betty Kaiser's
T
he Willamette Valley
grows the most delecta-
ble varieties of peaches you’ll
fi nd anywhere. I think that I’ve
tasted them all. Some work best
for canning while others are bet-
ter eaten fresh. My very favor-
ite eating-out-of-hand peaches
are the Suncrests. Their texture,
color and fl avor are also great
for canning. Sadly, they are
semi-cling and it can be tough
to get them to release their
seeds. Veterans are also good
for canning but not my favorite
to eat unadorned.
Right now, Early Elbertas are
Cook's Corner
COUNTRY PEACH COBBLER RECIPE
FILLING
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup cornstarch
8 cups fresh peaches (sliced)
1/2 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla extract
1/4 cup melted butter
Pastry:
2 cups fl our
2 tablespoons sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup shortening
4 tablespoons ice water
1/3 cup melted butter for topping
1/4 cup sugar for topping
berry-peach pie. Yummy.
Today’s fi nal recipe is a tried
and true, simple fresh peach
pie with a gelatin fi lling. I had
completely forgotten about this
recipe until my husband’s re-
cent birthday. Chuck loves pie.
He was thrilled when a friend
brought over that famous fresh
peach pie. Topped with whipped
cream it is always delicious.
Winter is on the way so I en-
courage you to bake a peach pie
or two in the coming weeks.
Enjoy!
Fruit Filling
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons fl our
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup fresh raspberries
3 medium peaches, peeled, sliced (about 3 cups)
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Filling: Combine sugar, cinnamon and cornstarch; toss with
peaches. Add the almond or vanilla extract and the 1/4 cup
melted butter; set aside.
Heat oven to 450° F. Grease 2-quart glass casserole with butter.
In 2-1/2 quart saucepan, stir together sugar and 2 tablespoons fl our. Stir in berries, lemon peel and juice. Heat to
boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Spoon fruit mixture into baking dish.
Pastry: Combine the fl our, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl.
Cut shortening into the fl our mixture until it is the consisten-
cy of cornmeal. Gradually add ice water, stirring, just until the
dough holds its shape. Roll out on a fl oured board and cut into
strips.
Topping:
½ cup fl our
½ cup quick oats
1/3 cup brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
6 tablespoons cold butter
Pour the peach fi lling mixture into the prepared baking pan.
Criss-cross dough strips over the fi lling and brush pastry gen-
erously with remaining butter. Sprinkle with sugar and bake for
30 minutes or until the crust is brown. Serves 10.
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 package (3 ounces) peach gel-
atin
3 cups sliced peeled ripe peaches
1 pastry shell (9 inches), BAKED
Whipped cream, optional
One of its bragging rights was
that it makes its own crust.” Its
11 ingredients included coconut
and pecans. And it was good.
But I couldn’t taste the peaches.
They disappeared into the crust.
Bummer.
My conclusion is that you can-
not go wrong with an old-fash-
ioned peach cobbler topped
with a rolled pie crust. Another
favorite is a berry-peach Pie.
Our garden currently overfl ows
with blackberries and raspber-
ries, so I combine them with
peaches covered with a crumb
topping in an open face multi-
BERRY PEACH COBBLER
Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish. Preheat oven to 400° F.
FRESH PEACH PIE
on the market. They are a great
all around peach. They peel eas-
ily with just a few seconds in
boiling water. Add a little lemon
or Fruit Fresh to cold water and
they keep their color when im-
mersed. They taste great sliced
on cereal or ice cream; baked
in a cobbler or processed in a
canner.
My 2017 peach canning quo-
ta is tucked away in the cup-
board and now I’m having fun
trying out new recipes. Some-
times they don’t work out like I
expect. Recently, I baked a pro-
claimed “Incredible Peach Pie.”
In medium bowl combine the dry ingredients with a pastry blender. Mix in the butter with your fi ngers until the
mixture comes together and you have big crumbles.
cornstarch and water until smooth.
Cook and stir over medium heat
until bubbly and thickened. Re-
move from the heat; stir in gelatin
until dissolved. Cool.
Sprinkle the crumbles evenly over the fruit. Bake 35-45 min. or until fi lling bubbles and top is golden brown. Cool
at least 14 min. before serving. Top with vanilla ice cream. Serves 6.
Arrange peaches in BAKED
crust; pour fi lling over peaches.
Chill for 2 hours or until set. Serve
with whipped cream if desired.
Yield: 6-8 servings.
Have a recipe to share? Contact Betty at
bchatty@bettykaiser.com or (541) 942-1317.
In a saucepan, combine sugar,
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parmesan cheese, 1 bunch green onions, 3 plum tomatoes, sliced, Whole
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Step 1) Slice and arrange tomatoes on a parchment lined sheet pan and
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