As you may know from my previous posts - we did not get peaches from our tree this year largely because Lucy ate them all right off the tree. Even if she hadn't been such a bad dog we wouldn't of had enough peaches to can or make jam. Mom's tree however produced hundreds of pounds of peaches and she was generous enough to share.
We picked a couple hundred peaches and then set to work. I was able to can 21 quarts of peaches and made 10 batches of jam (roughly 40 jars). YUM. Even after all of that work I still had peaches to cook with and to freeze.
I hunted for some peach recipes and found this bread recipe. The original recipe is
here and I also pasted it below. It was good but perhaps too much cinnamon if you try it?
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups diced canned peaches, drained
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch loaf pans.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs lightly. Blend in the sugar, oil, and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; mix just to combine. Stir in the peaches and nuts. Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake for about 1 hour, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
