Peach Cobbler

 I love peaches!  I love when they are ripe and juicy, or not quite ripe and ready for baking!  :)  I prefer (probably because I will always be baised) Palisade peaches because they are just so perfect.  But this time, and probably as long as we're living in NC, I used North Carolina proud peaches.  They are good, but still got nothin' on them Palisade ones....no offense though.  :)  So...here's a pretty easy recipe for a cobbla for them peaches!

Peach Cobbler: (See bottom for high altitude instructions)
10 peaches
1 c. milk
1 c. sugar
1 c. + 3 T. flour
1 egg
1/4 t. baking soda
1/2 t. baking powder
3 T. salted butter

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Rinse and peel the peaches.  It's okay if you don't do a perfect job!  :)

 2.  Slice the peaches, discard the pit and place in baking dish.  (1.5 quart casserole dish works really well, and also a 9x13 would work)

 3.  Mix up the milk, sugar, 1 c. flour, egg, baking soda and baking powder until combined and pour over the peaches.

 4.  Sprinkle the 3 T. of flour over the top of the peaches.

 5.  Melt the butter and drizzle over the top like so.

6.  Place cobbler in the middle of the 350 degree oven for 45-55 minutes.

 7.  When the top is looking golden and browning around the edges (like above) it should be done!  (The center will be gooey goodness like a real peach cobbler...fyi)

8.  Dish up and enjoy!  Serve alone or with ice cream!  Crispy upper, gooey inside and yummy peaches....yum-my!  :)

High Altitude Instructions:  As far as I can tell if you are high altitude (let's say over 3500') you should use 1-1/4 c. milk instead of the 1 c. milk.  Then this recipe should work out just fine for ya!  :)  Let me know if you find out otherwise....

Easy Caramel Apple Crisp

Ok.  I'm admitting it's just about fall here.  I mentioned something about that last week....but now we're seeing leaves changing just about everywhere.  So, I reckon, fall must just be around the corner.  (Except hard for me to really comprehend since it got to 93 here today...)  Anyway, fall really makes me think of pumpkin everything, crunchy leaves, snuggling up with a blanket, book and cup of some chai.

Oh, and caramel apples.  Yum.  I used to work at a Coffee Shop in a Mall in Northern Colorado.  We made some great things there, and the aromas were fabulous....so were the smells that would come from our neighbor across the way.  The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.  Can you say d.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s?!?!?!?!  At least i think so....  Sometimes they'd give us some of their caramel apples...those were great days.

Ok, back to this recipe.  ;)  I wanted something easy, containing apples and caramel that was yummy.  So this is what I came up with!  It sure didn't dissappoint me or my husband either.  So, I think y'all will enjoy it as well!  :)

Easy Caramel Apple Crisp (This will serve 4.  In my pictures I made half this recipe since it was just for the 2 of us.)

2 apples,  peeled, cored and diced (any variety will work, I used gala--use what you have!)

3 T. whole wheat flour

3 T. sugar (if you are using tart apples, you may need to add more sugar)

4 T. quick oats

2 t. butter/marg.

caramel topping/sauce (found in the ice cream section)

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.  Place the diced apples in the bottom of a small baking dish.  (8x8 or so)

2.  Mix the dry ingredients together in a small mixing bowl.  Then cut in the butter/margarine until it is a crumbly consistency.  (It's a streusel topping really.)

3.  Sprinkle the topping evenly over the apples, and bake for 25 minutes in a 375 degree oven.

4.  Remove from the oven, and serve immediately.  Place 1/4 of the crisp in each bowl and drizzle the caramel sauce on top like the picture below.  :)  Enjoy!