French Onion Soup: From “The Book of Soups” by Lorna Rhodes
2 Tbsp Butter
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 lb Onions, thinly sliced (I use between 4 – 6 onions depending on their size)
Pinch of Sugar
5 cups Beef Stock
1 Bay Leaf
Salt and Pepper
4 thick slices of a French Style Bread or Croutons
1 cup Mozzarella Cheese
1. Heat Butter and Olive Oil in a large saucepan
2. Add in Onions and Sugar
3. Cook over a medium heat for about 20 minutes or until golden brown
4. Add Beef Stock and Bay Leaf and slowly bring to a boil
5. Simmer for 25 minutes
6. Remove Bay Leaf and season with Salt & Pepper
7. Ladle into bowls and top with bread and cheese
8. If you have oven safe bowls you can place them under the broiler briefly till cheese melts
Peach Pie: A Personal Recipe
6 Peaches- cleaned, skins removed, pitted, and sliced
1 Tbsp Sugar
1 Tbsp Brown Sugar
2 Tbsp Flour
¼ Pie Enhancer (Buy it here)
A splash of Lemon Juice
1 premade pie crust
Optional Crumb Topping:
1/3 cup Flour
4 Tbsp Butter, cut into small pieces
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Clean Peaches
3. Press pie crust into pie pan and pinch or roll the edging
4. Add Sugar, Brown Sugar, Flour, Pie Enhancer, and Lemon Juice to the Peaches
5. Stir to combine
6. Pour into Pie Crust
7. In a separate bowl, combine Flour and cold Butter
8. Using your fingers or a pastry blender combine flour and butter till crumbly
9. Spread over the top of the pie
10. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 – 55 minutes depending on how brown you like it to be
To me- pie isn't worth it if there isn't a crumb topping on it. Also take note of how clear the peaches look and how there isn't any excessive juices filling the plate - this is mainly due to the pie enhancer. It really will change your life. I promise. : )
Peach Cobbler: From Food Network.com
Cobbler Filling:
4 cups Peaches, sliced
¾ cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Vanilla
1 Tbsp Flour
Cobbler Crust:
1 cup Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
½ tsp Baking Soda
3 Tbsp Brown Sugar
4 Tbsp Butter, cut into small pieces
2/3 cup Buttermilk
2 Tbsp Turbinado Sugar or Brown Sugar
Whipped Cream
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
2. Butter a medium sized baking dish – I use a square 8x8 dish
3. Place sliced Peaches into dish
4. Sprinkle with the Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, Vanilla, and Flour
5. Mix gently and re-spread again
6. Bake for 10 minutes
7. Meanwhile, combine the following crust ingredients in a bowl: Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Brown Sugar
8. Mix the Butter in with your fingers until it resembles coarse crumbs
9. Add Buttermilk and stir
10. Remove fruit from oven
11. Drop spoonfuls of dough on top of the fruit covering the surface
12. Sprinkle with the Turbinado Sugar or Brown Sugar
13. Bake for 20 minutes
14. Serve warm with Whipped Cream
I'm sorry that I do not have a better photo of the cobbler. This was actually the second cobbler made over the weekend because we devoured the first one so fast. I made this one for a friend. This goes to show just how many peaches we had ... still have... considering making peach ice cream next.
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As for butter versus margarine,
I trust cows more than chemists.
~Joan Gussow
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