Monday, October 5, 2009

Fresh Peach Cobbler

I love this recipe. It is in my first cook book that I received as a gift when I got married. It is a Betty Crocker recipe.

1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups sliced peaches (6 medium)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons firm butter or margarine
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar, if desired
Sweetened Whipped Cream

1. Heat oven to 400*

2. In 2-quart saucepan, mix 1/2 cup sugar, the cornstarch and cinnamon. Stir in peaches and lemon juice. Cook over medium-high heat 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole; keep peach mixture hot in oven.

3. In medium bowl, mix flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, the baking powder and salt. Cut in butter using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like fine crumbs. (I used a processor, it worked for me) Stir in milk. Drop dough by 6 spoonfuls onto hot peach mixture. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar over dough.

4. Bake 25-30 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Serve warm with Sweetened Whipped Cream.

Chicken Broccoli Braid

So I did not know this until today but this is a Pampered Chef recipe. It is sooo good though.

Preheat oven to 375

3 boneless chicken breasts (Shredded)

1 cup broccoli

1/2 cup red bell pepper chopped

1 garlic clove (minced)

1 cup grated cheese

1/2 cup mayonnaise (I've noticed if it still looks a little dry then I add a little bit more)

2 tsp. dill mix (this is pampered chef but you can just use dill weed, garlic powder, and onion
powder instead)

1/4 tsp. salt

2 packages of crescent rolls

2 Tbsp. slivered almonds (optional its for the top)

Mix all of the ingredients together. Roll out the Crescent roll dough like a big rectangle then put the mixture in the center (horizontally) leaving an inch to two inches of space on both sides. Then cut into two inch strips (vertically) on both sides of the dough to combine and make a pritty knot on top. Put it in the oven and cook 25-28 minutes or until golden brown. Call me if you have any questions.