Peach Beehives

From cobblers to salads

from breads to ice cream,

the lovely summer peach

is such a  delight to use.

My family's all time favorite

summer peach recipe

is

Peach Beehives.

These little beehive replicas 

 

 are so easy to make

and so delicious.

A friend gave me this recipe

way back

in the mid 70's

and now it's a tradition

to enjoy this summer dessert. 

Each peach is wrapped in a narrow

strips of your favorite pie dough.
I had to use store bought this time.

 Leaving the skins on the peach  and starting

with the stem side down,

wrap the pie dough around and around

overlapping until the peach is covered.

 

Make sure the dough is

firm around the peach so all

that delicious peach juice doesn't

leak out.

 We always have to make

a few bees out of the leftover dough.

That's the fun part.

Bake at 375 degrees for 

30-40 minutes,

depending on the size of the peach,

or until lightly golden brown

on a baking sheet that's lightly

greased or on parchment paper. 

 

That's a brown bee on the top,
not a pecan!

We add a nutmeg sauce

which is made by:

creaming some butter ( 4T )

adding some vanilla (1 t.)

milk (1 T)

nutmeg

a pinch of salt

Confectioners Sugar ( 1 cup)

Make it what ever consistency you like and the

amounts might vary depending on

how many peaches you bake.

Serve warm, but not hot.  

Those peaches inside stay pretty hot.

Take a bite, 

close your eyes,

and

enjoy the last days of summer.

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Don' forget to 

leave a comment on Monday's 

anniversary post to win 

these.

Until Next Time-

Get Your Pie On

There's nothing better
on the 4th of July,
than spending it with family and friends,
and
of course,
eating pie.

 There's always the apple

 

 It's American true

 And this year some berries

for the red, white and blue!

Kyle and her pies!

 Until Next Time-

Friends Plus Pie

Quilting Friends,

and Pie.

It can't get much better than that.

.

When my quilt group made the declaration 

that this is the 

"Year of the Pie",

we all were anxious to see what our next  hostess,

Norma, had planned.

It makes me smile when friends play

along and even

model the vintage apron so demurely.

Norma out did herself.

  How were we suppose to make a choice?

 There is something special 

about "girlfriends".

It takes a long time to grow wonderful friends.

I looked around the room tonight and there were my

friends, the women,

who reach for my hand and touch my heart.

And the Pie?

Needless to say,

there were no complaints.

Until Next Time-

As Easy As Pie

I've heard that

"Pie is the new cupcake"

Pie shops are now opening up everywhere.

Restaurants are now even having pie "Happy Hours".

So it appears that pies are getting their big break in the dessert world.

I received  this for my birthday.

The list of desserts and photos are enough to make you die for a piece of pie.
It reminded me of looking through the Sears catalog as a kid, not
knowing where to start my Christmas list.

I let Ed choose what to make first.
He picked the Blackberry Jam Tart.

It was great.  I'm not a big blackberry fan. I guess it's the
seeds, but this was very good.

Last week a friend gave me a couple of Meyer Lemons.

So I tried the Caramelized Lemon Tart.

Yum!
The crust was flaky with a bit of sweetness and
the filling was tart.
I didn't get the top too caramelized, but it
really didn't matter except for looks.

I'd highly recommend this book if you want
to catch the next dessert craze.

There's a pie or tart for every occasion,
for eating or for throwing.

Enjoy your holiday weekend and be sure to

Save room for a slice of pie.

Until Next Time-