PEACH BREAD

                      

Here’s a delicious breakfast/snack bread to start off the week.  You can use fresh peaches or frozen slices (without sugar added) that you thaw out.  My Mother loves peaches and she has always wanted me to share her passion for them!  Well Mother is ALWAYS right (I hope my children read this)!  This yummy bread may just be the catalyst for changing my “peachless” life!  After all—what respectable Southern woman does not enjoy peaches?  I guess you’re never too old to “grow up” !!  :)

Ingredients:

1 stick of butter, softened

One and ½ cups sugar

3 extra large eggs

2 t. vanilla

3 cups flour

2 t. baking powder

½ t. baking soda

1 t. salt

2 (scant) cups diced fresh peaches (or thawed and drained frozen)

½ (scant) cup buttermilk

3 T. frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed

Instructions:

*Cream butter and sugar.

*Add eggs and vanilla, mix well.

*In a separate mixing bowl  combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

*Toss peaches into flour mixture to coat.

*Add flour mixture to egg and butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, stirring to combine after each addition (do not overmix).

*Add orange juice concentrate.

*Pour into lined muffin tins or loaf pan.

*Bake at 350 degrees until bread is cooked and golden.  Cooking times will vary based on pan used.