Blushing Peaches Recipes

BLUSHING PEACH COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. You will need a 11 x 7-inch baking dish. You can also use a 9-inch square pan.
• Place sliced peaches, lemon juice, 1/2 cup sugar, flour and allspice/cinnamon in a large bowl; Toss with your hands so everything is well mixed.
• Place peach mixture in the baking dish.
• Roll up the crescent rolls and place evenly over peach mixture.
• Drizzle the crescents with the melted butter and sprinkle each roll with the sugar.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until crescents are nicely browned and peach mixture is bubbly.

BLUSHING PEACH JAM

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the peaches, raspberries and lemon juice. Stir in sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin; return to a full rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. , Remove from the heat; skim off foam. Add extract. Carefully ladle hot mixture into hot sterilized pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 5 minutes in a boiling-water canner.

BLUSHING CRANBERRY PEARS

Steps:

• Place cranberry juice, sugar, and cinnamon stick into a large saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, and simmer until the sugar dissolves. Meanwhile, peel the pears, leaving the stem intact.
• Place the pears into the simmering juice and cover. Cook until the pears are tender, turning occasionally, 15 to 20 minutes. Once tender, remove the saucepan from the heat, and set aside to cool to room temperature. Turn the pears a few times as they cool so the color remains even.

BLUSHING PEACH PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom pastry; trim even with edge of plate. Set aside. , In a large bowl, toss peaches with lemon juice. Combine the sugar, flour, salt and nutmeg; add to peaches and toss to combine. , Pour into crust. Sprinkle with red-hots; dot with butter. , Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in top. Cover edges loosely with foil. , Bake at 425° for 25 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; remove foil and bake 20 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

BLUSHING PEACH JAM

Steps:

• Prepare 1/2 pint jars, lids, and water bath.
• Combine peaches, raspberries, lemon juice, and sugar in a large pot. Stir to combine. Bring slowly to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Stir in liquid pectin. Return to a rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring contantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.
• Ladle hot jam into prepared jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Cap, and process 10 minutes in boiling water bath.

BLUSHING PEACH JAM

Steps:

• To peeled, pitted, and crushed peaches add 2 T.lemon juice.
• Let stand while preparing raspberries.
• Crush raspberries and add remaining 2 T. lemon juice.
• Combine peaches and raspberries with sugar in a heavy kettle.
• Mix well and bring to a boil.
• Boil hard for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and add pectin.
• Stir well and skim off foam.
• Add the almond extract and stir well again.
• Pour into clean, hot, sterile jars.
• Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet sea level.

BLUSHING PEARS

Steps:

• Mix gelatin mixes and water in Dutch oven. Bring to boil on medium-high heat; cook 2 min. or until gelatin is completely dissolved, stirring frequently.
• Add pears; partially cover pan with lid. Simmer on medium-low heat 20 min. or just until pears are tender, stirring after 10 min. Remove pears from liquid; discard pear liquid or reserve for another use. (See tip.)
• Serve topped with COOL WHIP.

MCP® BLUSHING PEACH FREEZER JAM

Steps:

• Rinse clean plastic containers and lids with boiling water. Dry thoroughly.
• Peel and pit peaches. Finely chop or grind peaches. Measure exactly 3-1/4 cups prepared peaches into large bowl. Add cherries and lemon juice; mix well.
• Stir pectin into prepared fruit mixture in bowl. Let stand 30 min., stirring every 5 min. Stir in corn syrup. Gradually add sugar, stirring until well blended. Stir 3 min. or until sugar is dissolved and no longer grainy. (A few sugar crystals may remain.)
• Fill all containers immediately to within 1/2 inch of tops. Wipe off top edges of containers; immediately cover with lids. Let stand at room temperature 24 hours. Jam is now ready to use. Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks or freeze extra containers up to 1 year. Thaw in refrigerator before using.