A Couple of Peachy Ideas

This year, we bought 2 bushels of peaches. I froze a bunch of them as slices. I also froze a bunch as puree. I peeled and pitted them, then plopped them in the blender. I blended them, and then added enough apple juice to make 2 cups puree. I would estimate 1 1/2 c. of the mixture was peaches, the other 1/2 cup was juice. I froze the puree flat in freezer bags.

One recipe I use the puree for is a Peach Frosty. Put 1 c. cottage cheese in blender. Add 1 c. plain yogurt, and blend until smooth. Add slightly defrosted puree and blend. (You might decide to add a sweetener of your choosing.) If the puree is still cold enough, this will have the consistency of a Wendy's Frosty. I serve them in tea cups with a spoon. Sometimes we have this for breakfast, and sometimes we have this as a dessert.

I also have made smoothies using 1 bag of puree, 1 can of coconut milk, and maybe a cup of yogurt and some honey. This smoothie goes over well with everyone.

Cornbread

Last night we had sweet corn as part of our supper. As Dave was grilling the cobs, I started getting a craving for custard cornbread. It sounded like a good way to used up any leftover corn, plus I somehow ended up with 5 gallons of milk in an already packed refrigerator, so I needed a recipe to use that up as well.

So, I googled a few recipes and tweaked them. We had delicious cornbread for breakfast. Except, we didn't have any leftover corn to put in it and I only ended up using 1 c. of milk.

Here's what I did:

Mix together and let sit overnight:

1 1/2 c. cornmeal
1 c. whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 c. evaporated cane juice
4 T. butter
1 c. water
2 T. buttermilk

In the morning, blend in until smooth:

1 c. milk
2 eggs

Add, just until mixed:

1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt

I baked it at 350 in a 10 x 6 pan for about 35 minutes.

It wasn't exactly custardy, but it was nice and moist. We also had peaches with it because, well, we're having peaches with everything these days.

I found a more custardlike cornbread recipe using coconut milk. I hope to try it in the not-too-distant future.