86-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 27, 1996
Peachy Fruits
Luscious peaches are in season.
Did you know that one medium
fresh peach has only SO calories,
no fat, and yet provides 210 milli
grams of potassium, 3.3 grams
dietary fiber, and 12 grams
carbohydrates?
But watch those peach pits. The
pits contain cyanogenic gluco
sides. When the chemical is
soaked and softened in water, a
toxic poison called hydrogen cya
nide is released.
Cyanogenic glucosides are also
found in the pits of almonds,
lemons, limes, apples, pears, cher
ries, apricots, and prunes. The
PEACHES AND
CREAM CHEESECAKE
V* cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3-ounce package vanilla pud
ding (not instant)
1 egg
'A cup milk
Grease bottom and sides of
9-inch deep dish or 10-inch pie
pan.
Combine ingredients in large
bowl. Beat 2 mintues at medium
speed. Pour into prepared pan.
Pour over batter:
15-28-ounce can sliced peaches,
well-drained (reserve juice)
Combine and beat 2 minutes at
medium speed;
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
'A cup sugar
3 teaspoons reserved juice
Spoon over peaches to within
one-inch edge of batter. Combine
and sprinkle over cream cheese
mixture:
1 teaspoon sugar
'A teaspoon cinnamon
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35
minutes until crust is brown. Fill
ing will appear soft.
Sue McKinsey
York
PEACH NUT BUTTER
1 cup nuts, pecans or English
walnuts
'/> cup butter, softened
Vi cup peach preserves
Put nuts in blender or food pro
cessor. Cover and process until
finely chopped. Transfer nuts to a
small mixing bowl.
Place butter and preserves in
processor and blend until well
combined. Pour over nuts in bowl.
Mix well.
Cover and chill at least one hour
before serving. Makes l'/a cups.
Betty Light
Lebanon
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Send your recipes to Lou Ann Good, Lancaster Farming,
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August*
3* Tomato Ideas
10- Pickles & Green Tomatoes
17* Zuchinni Recipes
24* Garden Vegetables
main concern is not with canning a
few stone fruits with whole pits
intact, but rather with the use of
crushed pits that in recent years
were sold as nutrition
supplements.
Also included this week are
some more blueberry recipes.
These were past the deadline for
last week’s edition. Since the
peach recipes are a bit sparse this
week, there is room to print the
blueberry recipes. Please try to
make sure recipes are mailed in
time to reach us by the deadline,
because many times, late recipes
are not printed.
PEACH CAKE
2 quarts peaches, retain juice to
1 quart
1 white cake mix
Vi cup butter
1 cup walnuts
Place peaches and juice in bot
tom of 9x13-inch cake pan.
Sprinkle dry white cake mix over
peaches. Melt butter and pour over
cake mix. Sprinkle top with cup of
walnuts. Bake at 3SO degrees for
40-45 minutes. Serve warm or
cooled with a fresh whipped dairy
topping.
Latrisha Wasson
Centre Co. Dairy Princess
PEACHES AND PEARS
IN PINEAPPLE JUICE
Vi -V* pounds peaches per pint
'/i -’/-pounds pears per pint
Unsweetened pineapple juice
Peel, halve, and core pears. Peel,
halve, and pit peaches. Treat fruit
to prevent darkening. Rinse and
drain. Cook a few peaches and
pears at a time in water.until heated
through. Drain. Pack hot in hot
jars, leaving '/> -inch headspace.
Heat pineapple juice just to boil.
Pour over fruit, leaving 'A -inch
headspace. Remove air bubbles.
Adjust caps. Process pints 25
minutes in boiling water bath.
PEACH PIE
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons, melted butter
2 tablespoons milk
Slice 5-6 medium peaches in
unbaked pie shell. Beat 2 eggs
until lemon colored. Combine
sugar, flour, butter, and milk. Mix
well. Pour over peaches.
Bake one hour at 350 degrees.
Susan McKinsey
York
Peach Crisp Is the perfect answer for a nutritious, tasty dessert.
PEACHES AND
CREAM SQUARES
1 package yellow cake mix
'A cup graham cracker crumbs
'/a cup walnuts or pecans,
chopped '
1 teaspoon cinnamon
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 large egg
16-ounce can sliced peaches,
well drained
Filling;
1 can vanilla frosting
8-ounce package cream cheese,
softened
2 eggs
Heat oven to 3SO degrees.
Grease and flour a 9x13-inch bak
ing pan. Mix together cake mix,
graham crumbs, choppednuts, cin
namon, and butter. Work with
pastry blender or hands until
crumbly. Reserve one cup, set
aside. Add large egg to remaining
crumb mix; blend well and pat into
bottom of baking pan. Place sliced
peaches over cake mix. Make fill
ing by creaming frosting, cream
cheese, and eggs. Pour over peach
es. Sprinkle remaining crumbs
over top of cream cheese mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees for 4045
minutes. Cool in pan, refrigerate in
closed container.
(Turn to Pago B 8)
The sun is brighter, the days are longer. As a result, nature is produc
ing plump, sweet fruit that begs attention, not only for its beauty but for
its nutritional value.
Here is a wonderful recipe from USA Rice Council. This delectable
dessert uses nutritious, whole-grain brown rice.
Did you know that brown rice is non-allergenic and almost com
pletely utilized by the body? Its healthful bran layer, which gives the
rice a nut-like flavor, requires longer cooking time than white rice.
Combined with peaches, cinnamon, nutmeg, and nuts, this delicious
dessert will satisfy every age.
2 cups cooked rice
IVt cups fresh peach chunks
Vi cup firmly packed brown sugar, divided
V* cup whole wheat or all-purpose flour
Vi teaspoon ground cinnamon
'A teaspoon ground nutmeg
V* cup butter
V* cup walnuts, chopped
Whipped cream or ice cream (optional)
Combine rice, peaches, and '/> cup sugar in buttered shallow
l'/i -quart baking dish. Mix flour, remaining V» cup sugar, cinnamon,
and nutmeg in medium bowl; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
Sprinkle flour mixture over rice. Sprinkle walnuts over flour mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm with whipped
cream or ice cream, if desired.
Makes 6 servings.
BJ. Light
Lebanon
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PEACH CRISP