Peach Season!

We are in Colorado Peach Season.

Favorite!

Kevin and I both love peaches and want to enjoy them year round. Last week we went to Sunflower Market and bought 5 lbs of peaches because they were only 0.49/lb! I have been busy preparing them to keep for later use. A friend asked me the other day what I was going to do with all of them... well here we go:

First I peel them: it is pretty easy here are the steps -

1. bring a BIG pan of water to boil

2. cut an X with a knife in the bottom of the peach

3. place the peaches in the boiling water and let sit fully emerged for 3-5 minutes

4. prepare a cold bath for the peaches to go into, I place 3 cups of ice cubes and 3 cups of water in a metal bowl

5. use a slotted spoon to remove the peaches from the hot water to the cold, let peaches sit in the ice water for 2 minutes

6. pick up the peaches and rub your hand against them and the peel should come right off

THEN...

* dehydrate them: i sliced two of them up for dried peaches to put in our dried fruit mix

* freeze them: sliced three of them and put in 1 cup portions in ziplocks for our freezer

* eat them of course, we love them in the morning with yogurt or for an afternoon snack

* make PEACH COBBLER!!!

I have several Peach Cobbler recipes that I love but here is by far the simplest and best on

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Serves 6Hands-On Time: 10mTotal Time: 1hr 10m

Ingredients

• 8 peaches (about 2 1/2 pounds), cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
• 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2/3 cup heavy cream
• vanilla ice cream, for serving (optional)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350° F. In a bowl, toss the peaches with ¼ cup of the sugar and 2 tablespoons of the flour; transfer to an 8-inch square baking dish.
2. In a food processor, combine the remaining 1¼ cups flour and ¼ cup sugar with the butter, baking powder, and salt. Pulse until coarse crumbs form. Add the cream and pulse just until moistened (the dough will be slightly shaggy). Drop spoonfuls of the batter onto the peaches.
3. Place the baking dish on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until golden brown and bubbly, 40 - 50 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired.