Almond Peach Cornbread With Whipped Cream Food

PEACH CORNBREAD SKILLET COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Toss together the peaches with sugar, cornstarch and lemon. Melt two tablespoons of butter in a 10 inch cast iron skillet by placing skillet in the oven for a couple of minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon.
• Add the egg, melted butter and vanilla extract, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Add buttermilk, a little at a time until batter is wet but thick. You want a thicker texture than regular cornbread batter.
• Transfer peaches to hot skillet and ladle dollops of cornmeal batter on top of the peaches, leaving some space between them, until all batter is gone. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until top is lightly browned and edges are bubbling.
• While cobbler is baking, beat together heavy cream, powdered sugar, cinnamon and vanilla extract with an electric hand mixer until stiff peaks form.
• Serve cobbler warm with a dollop of cinnamon whipped cream.

ALMOND CORNMEAL CAKE WITH PEACH AND BERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F and butter an 8 1/2- by 4 1/2- by 3-inch loaf pan. Put a 24- by 3 1/2-inch strip of wax paper lengthwise down center of pan (to facilitate unmolding), leaving an overhang on each end.
• Whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Finely grind almonds with 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor and stir into cornmeal mixture.
• Beat butter and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until combined well. Beat in eggs 1 at a time until just blended, then beat in vanilla. (Mixture will look curdled.) Add cornmeal mixture and stir and fold until just combined.
• Transfer batter to loaf pan, smoothing top, and bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool cake in pan on a rack 5 minutes. Loosen edges with a knife, then use strips to carefully lift cake from pan onto rack.

PEACH-BLACKBERRY COBBLER WITH ALMOND-BUTTERMILK BISCUIT TOPPING AND ALMOND WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F with a rack in the center of the oven and a second rack underneath; place a baking sheet on the second rack (to catch drips).
• For the filling: In a large bowl, toss the peaches and blackberries with the granulated sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Transfer to a 3-quart baking dish.
• For the topping: Whisk together the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Using your fingers or two knives, cut in the butter and lard until a coarse meal forms. Create a well in the center and pour in the buttermilk. Mix until just combined. The dough will seem quite wet, but that's what you want for the topping.
• Drop spoonfuls of biscuit dough onto the filling, brush lightly with milk and sprinkle with the raw sugar.
• Bake until the fruit is bubbling and tender, and the biscuits are deep golden-brown and cooked through, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
• Meanwhile, make the whipped cream: Whip the cream and granulated sugar until soft peaks form. Fold in the almonds.
• Serve the cobbler warm or room temperature in bowls; top with dollops of whipped cream.

PEACH CORNBREAD TRIFLE

Steps:

• Score the bottom of peaches with an "X." Remove the skins of the peaches by dropping them in a pot of simmering water for 30 to 60 seconds. Remove the peaches, set aside to cool in a bowl of ice water and then peel off the loosened skins. Remove the pits from the peaches and then finely chop the flesh. Put the chopped peaches in a bowl.
• Pour the cream into a large mixing bowl. Add a 1/4 cup sugar and the vanilla extract. Whip into soft peaks.
• Cut the corn bread into thin slices. Layer the bottom of a clear glass trifle or other serving bowl with a third of the cornbread. Add a third of the peaches on top of the cornbread and then a third of the whipped cream on top of that. Repeat the layers two more times and crumble the final layer of the cornbread on top.
• Refrigerate and serve cold.

ALMOND CAKE WITH PEACHES AND CREAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and lightly flour a 9- or 10-inch springform pan.
• Place almond flour and confectioners' sugar in a food processor and pulse to combine. Add egg white, almond extract and 1/4 teaspoon salt, and process until it all forms a paste.
• Add granulated sugar to the food processor and pulse until everything is well combined and crumbly. Add butter and vanilla, and continue processing until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. With the machine running, add eggs one at a time, processing until smooth between eggs.
• Stop the machine, scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula, and add flour, baking powder and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Pulse a few times, until the dry ingredients are just integrated. (Be careful not to overprocess.)
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until the cake is golden on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 60 to 70 minutes for a 10-inch pan and 70 to 80 minutes for a 9-inch pan. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cake cool completely before unmolding and serving.
• Put the peach slices in a bowl and taste a slice. If they seem tart, sprinkle peaches with a little confectioners' sugar.
• Just before serving, dust the top of the cake with confectioners' sugar. You can serve slices of the cake with the peaches and cream on the side or dollop some whipped cream on top of the cake and top with the peaches before cutting.

LATE SUMMER PEACH & BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Peaches
• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°F). Heat 10-inch (25 cm) cast iron skillet over medium heat; add butter and brown sugar. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes until sugar melts and mixture starts to bubble. Stir in peaches, lemon juice and cinnamon.
• Combine cornstarch with 2 tbsp (30 mL) water. Add to skillet; cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until thickened.
• Cornbread
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon until well combined. Using pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In separate bowl, whisk together eggs and buttermilk; stir into flour mixture until just moistened. On work surface, place dough between two sheets of parchment paper; roll out into 10-inch (25 cm) round. Remove top sheet of parchment paper; invert rolled dough over peaches.
• Bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until golden brown and cornbread springs back when touched lightly in centre. Transfer to rack; let cool completely or serve warm.
• Maple Whipped Cream
• Whip cream until stiff peaks form; beat in maple syrup. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours. Serve with cornbread.

PEACH ALMOND CRISP

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the first seven ingredients. Cover and process until crumbly; set aside., Place peaches in an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray; drizzle with orange juice concentrate. Sprinkle with almond mixture. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream if desired.