Peaches 🍑 2021-2022

-  ...thank Heaven (and the Handsome Dr D.) for Peach Pie!   

-  recipe at the end of the blog post 

  

 

Peaches - 2021

Winter Storm  //  February 2021

Tropic Snow Peach Tree

The winter storm of 2021 came through 

Houston right when the fruit trees 

were in bloom that year.

None of the fruit trees produced that year, 

and we additionally lost all the broccoli, 

a new peach tree, the avocado tree that had 

pulled through other winter storms, 

the lemon and an apple tree.

( ...And I think 2 or 3 others 

I cannot recall at the moment.)

The Jasmine made a come-back along with the Bay Leaf and some shrubs out front that we cut and trimmed to the rootball on the suggestion of our long-time gardening friend Michael Stanley.

  

      

(Jane mostly stayed inside and was not helpful.)

 

Peaches - 2022

Tropic Snow Peach Tree

An abundance of peaches in 2022!!!

Literally  TOO  MANY peaches.

One of the main branches broke in May...

(It might have been on Mother's Day.)

I loose track... but if it was, 

I'll just add it into the chaos of the 

"Mother's Day Massacre" (chickens - 2018) 

and declare it the 

"Mother's Day Disaster" (peaches - 2022).

 

                

                                            

       

    

Adapted from: 

"A Taste of Home - Peach Pie"

tasteofhome.com

Ingredients and PREP Directions:

Store sugars and sliced peaches in a gallon ziplock bag in the Freezer: 

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

4 and 1/2 cups sliced peeled peaches

Dough for a DOUBLE-crust pie

(Click on the link for Strawberry Pie for full directions and photos on my favorite pie crust!)

Strawberry Pie - and Double Pie Crust

Remaining ingredients for pie filling:

3 Tablespoons cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 Tablespoon butter

Vanilla ice cream - optional, but not really

Directions:

When ready to make a pie:   

Defrost pie filling for an hour on the kitchen counter top

Prepare pie crust for a double crust.

Preheat oven to 400°. 

In a medium saucepan, combine cornstarch, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt; gradually stir in peaches and all the juice and sugar. 

Bring to a boil; cook and stir consistently until thickened, about 2 minutes. 

Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and butter.

Pour into crust.

Roll remaining dough to a circle and gently place on top; flute edge. 

Cover edge loosely with foil. 

Bake 40 minutes; remove all foil pieces. 

Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, typically an additional 15-25 minutes. 

Cool, serve with vanilla ice cream.