Spiced Peaches With Cinnamon And Brown Sugar Food

CINNAMON AND BROWN SUGAR PEACHES

Steps:

• Place peach halves, cut-sides up, in microwaveable pie plate.
• Combine next 3 ingredients; sprinkle over peaches.
• Microwave on HIGH 30 sec. to 1 min. or until sugar begins to melt and peaches are heated through. Top with yogurt. Serve warm.

SPICED PEACHES

Steps:

• Empty the cans of peaches into a saucepan with their syrup. Add the vinegar, cinnamon, sliced ginger, chiles, salt, whole peppercorns and cloves. Bring the pan to the boil, and let boil for a minute or so then turn off the heat and leave it in the pan to keep warm.
• Serve the peaches with a hot ham letting people take a peach half and some of the spiced juice. Any leftovers can (and should) be stored in a jar and refrigerated and then eaten cold with cold ham.

CINNAMON-GRILLED PEACHES

Steps:

• Rinse the peaches and blot them dry with paper towels. Cut each peach in half and discard the pit. Then, cut each peach into quarters. Using a pointed chopstick or metal skewer, make a starter hole in the center of each peach quarter, working from the pit side to the skin side. Skewer 2 peach quarters on each cinnamon stick, placing a mint leaf between the 2 quarters.
• Combine the butter, brown sugar, rum, cinnamon, and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Let the glaze boil until thick and syrupy, about 5 minutes.
• Prepare and preheat the grill to high. Brush and oil the grate. Next, place the skewered peaches on the hot grate and grill until nicely browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side, basting with the rum and butter glaze. Spoon any remaining glaze over the grilled peaches and serve at once. Peach or vanilla ice cream makes a great accompaniment.

GEORGIA SPICED PEACHES

Steps:

• Peel peaches and set aside. In a large pot over medium high heat, boil sugar, vinegar and water until the syrup is moderately thick.
• Add cloves, cinnamon and peaches. Bring to boil stirring occasionally until the peaches can be pierced to the pit with a fork.
• Fill sterilized canning jars with peaches. Continue boiling syrup until heavy and add to peaches to cover.
• In a large stock pot, pour water half way to top with boiling water. Using a holder, carefully lower jars into pot. Leave a 2-inch space between jars. Add more boiling water to cover them, about 2 inches above the tops. Bring to a boil and cover, processing for 35 minutes. Remove jars from pot. Put jars on a wood or cloth surface, several inches apart and allow to cool. Jars will be sealed.

SPICED PEACHES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the first five ingredients to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Add peaches; simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes. , Pour into a shallow dish. Cover and chill 8 hours or overnight. Drain. Spoon peaches into serving dishes; garnish with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle with brown sugar.

TIPSY PEACHES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the peaches, and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix in the brown sugar, vanilla, and whiskey; simmer over medium heat for about 20 minutes, until peaches are soft and the sauce has darkened. Serve as a side dish or over ice cream.

SPICED PEACHES WITH CINNAMON AND BROWN SUGAR

Steps:

• Drain peaches, reserving juice; set the peaches aside. Pour juice into a saucepan; add brown sugar and lemon and orange juices. Bring to a boil over medium heat; add cinnamon sticks. Reduce heat;, simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Add peach halves; heat through. Discard cinnamon sticks. Serve warm or cold.

SPICED PEACHES

Steps:

• Mix sugar, vinegar, and water in a 5 quart pan.
• Tie the allspice and the cloves in cheesecloth. Put this and the cinnamon into the mixture.
• Cover and boil for 5 minutes.
• Peel the peaches and drop into boiling syrup, a few at a time.
• Simmer until tender; about 5 minutes.
• Pack the peaches into sterile jars, cover with the syrup and seal process in water bath for 10 minutes.

SPICED POACHED PEACHES

Steps:

• Score a cross shape in the bottom of each peach. Put the peaches into a large pot of boiling water, for 30 seconds, then transfer the peaches to a large bowl filled with cold water to refresh. Set aside for another 40 to 45 seconds, then drain the peaches, and peel using a sharp knife.
• Put the measured cold water, cinnamon, whole star anise, ginger slices, and sugar into a large saucepan, stir well, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture resembles syrup.
• Add the peaches to the syrup mixture, and cover them with a disk of greaseproof or parchment paper measuring the same diameter as the pan. Cover the pan with a lid, reduce the heat to a simmer, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the peaches are cooked through (they will be soft when pricked with a knife.) Remove the peaches, and set aside on a warm plate. Continue to boil the syrup until its volume has reduced to about 1 cup. Set aside to cool.
• Brush the peaches with a little of the syrup. Stir half of the remaining syrup and the ground star anise into the Greek-style yogurt until well combined, adding more syrup as necessary, to taste.
• To serve, cut each of the spiced poached peaches in half and place 2 of the peach halves onto each of the serving plates. Spoon a portion of the star anise yogurt alongside each peach. Drizzle a little syrup over each peach. Sprinkle over the toasted almonds.

BROWN SUGAR SPICED SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, brown sugar, white sugar and cinnamon. Cut in the butter until the mixture is like fine crumbs. Pack the crumbs into a ball, then knead by hand until smooth. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out into an 8 inch circle. Place the circle on a baking sheet, and slice into 16 wedges. Leave the circle intact.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the center has set. Cut the circle into wedges again while it is still warm, and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

HOLIDAY SPICED PEACHES

Steps:

• Drain peaches and set aside.
• Combine all remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer about 5 minutes.
• Add peaches and simmer about 5 more minutes, stirring frequently.
• Drain peaches and cool in refrigerator until time to serve.

SPICED PEACHES

Steps:

• Drain peaches, reserve syrup.
• Combine syrup, cloves, cinnamon stick, sugar and vinegar in a medium saucepan.
• Bring to a boil; cover and simmer 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, add peach halves and cool completely.
• Refridgerate in airtight container overnight.
• Note: Flavor becomes stronger when stored several days.

CINNAMON SPICED PEACHES (1 PT)

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients in a medium sized pan, stirring well.
• Put the top on the pan and turn the heat to medium. Let it cook for 10 minutes or until the peaches are tender.
• 1/4 cup of the mixture is 1 WW point.