Ginger Peach Cobbler

By nando, on August 4th, 2010%

Here is another guest post by Mrs. Belly Full.  As I stated in the last guest post, I’m not much of a desert guy, so if anything sweet gets baked in our house it’s not going to be done by me.  If you’re into knitting, you can follow her blog posts on Wool Durham.

It’s peach season and we couldn’t resist buying a bunch. Inspired by some of my favorite tea, I decided to improvise a recipe for Ginger Peach Cobbler this weekend. It turned out great tasting and easier than you would think.

I started with this online recipe by aeposey from allrecipes.com.  Here is my adaptation:

Ingredients:

6-8 fresh peaches – peeled, pitted and sliced into thin wedges
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbl fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 tsp ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons cornstarch

For topping:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
1/4 cup boiling water
Cinnamon sugar to dust on top (mix 3 tbl sugar with 1 tsp cinnamon)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

2. In a large bowl, combine peaches, sugars, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon . . . → Read More: Ginger Peach Cobbler

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Recipe: Easy Carolina Cheerwine Cupcakes

By nando, on July 20th, 2010%

This post is Guest-Blogged by Mrs. Belly Full (those close to me know that I don’t bake and I’m not big on sweets/cakes/desserts).  She normally blogs at Wooldurham.com. Here’s her post:

This weekend I stumbled upon a tasty and stylish dessert that happened to be extremely easy and cheap.  Got 30 minutes? You, too, can go from this:

To this:

Inspired by this Shelterrific post , I made a typical boxed Vanilla cake mix, but substituted soda for half the water called for in the directions.  The retro ballet-slipper pink of this batch is from none other than the classic Carolina red soda, Cheerwine.

If you are reading from outside Carolina, you may not know about this unusual soft drink. It has sort of a cherry-vanilla or grenadine taste. If you are in North Carolina, you should be able to find this beverage in your supermarket soda aisle.  Outside Carolina, if you are really dedicated, you can try the company’s website.  It is difficult to think of a perfect substitute for this beverage, but cherry 7-Up or raspberry gingerale might come close.

I followed the mix directions exactly, except for the substitution I made (soda for half the water).  Here’s how my cupcakes looked before frosting:

The soda . . . → Read More: Recipe: Easy Carolina Cheerwine Cupcakes

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