Peaches And Berries Food

PEACHES & BERRIES WITH LEMON-MINT SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine peaches, blueberries, lemon juice, sugar and mint in a serving bowl and toss. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve (up to 6 hours).
• Right before serving, add raspberries and blackberries and toss gently. Taste and add a bit more sugar if necessary. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.

BALSAMIC BLUEBERRIES AND PEACHES

Steps:

• Boil 3 tablespoons sugar with vinegar, and 1 cup blueberries in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, stirring, 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Combine remaining 2 cups blueberries with peach slices in a large bowl. Toss with hot blueberry syrup and black pepper, then add sugar to taste. Let stand, tossing occasionally, 30 minutes.

PEACHES AND CREAM TRIFLE WITH BLUEBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• For the peaches: Add the blueberries, 2 tablespoons brown sugar and 1 cup water to a medium saucepan and bring to medium heat. Simmer until syrupy, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Meanwhile, punch out circles from the pound cake using a ring mold and reserve.
• Put the peaches, 1/2 cup brown sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a small saucepan and cook, covered, over medium heat until the peaches are soft and tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
• For the maple pecans: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix the pecans, maple syrup, olive oil and salt in a bowl. Spread on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Break apart into pieces.
• For the vanilla whipped cream: Add the cream to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whip to soft peaks. Add the granulated sugar and vanilla and whip to stiff peaks.
• To assemble: In a wide-mouth serving glass or parfait dish that fits the circles of pound cake, layer a pound cake circle, a layer of blueberries, another pound cake circle, a layer of peaches, a large dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkle of nuts. Repeat with the remaining ingredients in 5 more glasses.

PEACH-BERRY SOUR CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Whisk the sour cream with the heavy cream, eggs, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla and salt in a bowl, then whisk in the flour.
• Spread the peaches and berries in the graham cracker crust and pour in the sour cream mixture.
• Bake until set but the center still jiggles slightly, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool.

PEACHES AND BLACKBERRIES IN BRANDIED BLACKBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Slice the peaches, removing the pits. Place in a bowl and toss lightly with the lemon juice.
• Puree half the blackberries through a sieve to remove the seeds and place in a saucepan. Add the sugar and heat until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the brandy.
• Mix remaining blackberries with the peaches, pour the sauce over the fruit and toss. Refrigerate until ready to serve. If desired, each serving can be topped with creme fraiche.

POACHED PEACHES, SUMMER BERRIES AND RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Plunge the peaches into boiling water; remove them and slip off their skins. Place the fruit in a saucepan large enough to hold them in one layer. Cover the peches with the lemon juice, white wine, sugar and cardamon, and add enough water to cover if necessary. Poach for 10 minutes, turning frequently. Drain, reserving the cooking liquid. Boil the liquid to one-half cup.
• Cook the raspberries in the peach cooking liquid for five minutes. Puree them in a food processor and strain through a sieve.
• Place a pool of raspberry sauce on each of four plates. Put the peach in the middle and arrange the raspberries, blueberries and blackberries. Garnish with a sprig of mint.

PEACH AND BERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, mix sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and cardamom. Add peaches, berries and lemon juice; toss to combine. Transfer to a 10-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet., In a small bowl, whisk the first 6 topping ingredients; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk; stir just until moistened. Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls over peach mixture., Bake, uncovered, until topping is golden brown, 40-45 minutes. Serve warm. If desired, top with vanilla ice cream.

PEACH AND MIXED-BERRY CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 8x8x2 1/2-inch square baking dish. Toss fruit, sugar and 2 tablespoons flour in large bowl to combine. Transfer to prepared baking dish. Bake fruit until juices bubble, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes. Bake without stirring another 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Increase oven temperature to 400°F.
• Meanwhile, whisk remaining 3/4 cup flour, sugar, cinnamon, ginger and salt in medium bowl to blend. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until small moist clumps form. Sprinkle topping evenly over hot fruit in dish.
• Bake crisp until topping is golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool slightly. Serve warm with ice cream.