Almond Peach Cornbread With Whipped Cream Recipes

ALMOND CORNMEAL CAKE WITH PEACH AND BERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F and butter an 8 1/2- by 4 1/2- by 3-inch loaf pan. Put a 24- by 3 1/2-inch strip of wax paper lengthwise down center of pan (to facilitate unmolding), leaving an overhang on each end.
• Whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Finely grind almonds with 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor and stir into cornmeal mixture.
• Beat butter and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until combined well. Beat in eggs 1 at a time until just blended, then beat in vanilla. (Mixture will look curdled.) Add cornmeal mixture and stir and fold until just combined.
• Transfer batter to loaf pan, smoothing top, and bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool cake in pan on a rack 5 minutes. Loosen edges with a knife, then use strips to carefully lift cake from pan onto rack.

PEACH CORNMEAL UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F. In a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat, combine the 2 tablespoons unsalted butter and light brown sugar and stir until the sugar has melted. When it begins to bubble, remove it from the heat and let it cool. Arrange the peaches in the bottom of the pan as desired. I used a radial pattern. Be careful - the pan and caramel will be hot! Set aside while you prepare the cake batter.
• In a small bowl, whisk the flour, salt, cinnamon, and cornmeal until just combined. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter with the sugar and honey until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, incorporating fully before adding another. (The batter may start to separate for the last few eggs.) Using a rubber spatula, fold the flour mixture into the butter mixture until just combined.
• Pour the batter into the pan, evenly over the peaches. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until is golden brown, the sides are beginning to pull away from the sides, and a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Take the pan out of the oven and let cool for about 20 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the cake, and then flip the cake onto a plate. It's best to do this by setting the plate on the pan and, while wearing oven mitts, inverting the pan onto the plate. Be careful of the hot caramelized sugar. Serve warm.

PEACH CORNBREAD TRIFLE

Steps:

• Score the bottom of peaches with an "X." Remove the skins of the peaches by dropping them in a pot of simmering water for 30 to 60 seconds. Remove the peaches, set aside to cool in a bowl of ice water and then peel off the loosened skins. Remove the pits from the peaches and then finely chop the flesh. Put the chopped peaches in a bowl.
• Pour the cream into a large mixing bowl. Add a 1/4 cup sugar and the vanilla extract. Whip into soft peaks.
• Cut the corn bread into thin slices. Layer the bottom of a clear glass trifle or other serving bowl with a third of the cornbread. Add a third of the peaches on top of the cornbread and then a third of the whipped cream on top of that. Repeat the layers two more times and crumble the final layer of the cornbread on top.
• Refrigerate and serve cold.

PEACH-BLACKBERRY COBBLER WITH ALMOND-BUTTERMILK BISCUIT TOPPING AND ALMOND WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F with a rack in the center of the oven and a second rack underneath; place a baking sheet on the second rack (to catch drips).
• For the filling: In a large bowl, toss the peaches and blackberries with the granulated sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Transfer to a 3-quart baking dish.
• For the topping: Whisk together the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Using your fingers or two knives, cut in the butter and lard until a coarse meal forms. Create a well in the center and pour in the buttermilk. Mix until just combined. The dough will seem quite wet, but that's what you want for the topping.
• Drop spoonfuls of biscuit dough onto the filling, brush lightly with milk and sprinkle with the raw sugar.
• Bake until the fruit is bubbling and tender, and the biscuits are deep golden-brown and cooked through, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
• Meanwhile, make the whipped cream: Whip the cream and granulated sugar until soft peaks form. Fold in the almonds.
• Serve the cobbler warm or room temperature in bowls; top with dollops of whipped cream.

ALMOND PEACH CORNBREAD WITH WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Beat cream, sugar, and almond extract in a glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. Continue to beat until peaks form. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray the bottom and sides of a 2-quart glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine cornbread mix and water in a mixing bowl; mix until lumps disappear. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cut an "X" in the bottom of each peach and place in the boiling water. Leave in the boiling water for 30 seconds, then remove with a slotted spoon.
• Allow peaches to cool slightly, then cut in half. Peel skin off and remove pit. Cut peaches into 1/2-inch slices and place in a colander in the sink to drain excess juice.
• Combine brown sugar, butter, and salt in a large pan over medium heat until brown sugar has dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in peaches. Cook until mixture thickens and peaches become tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Sprinkle sliced almonds evenly on the bottom of the dish. Pour peach mixture gently over the almonds, and pour cornbread mixture gently over the peaches. Smooth batter evenly with a spatula to cover all peaches.
• Bake on the middle rack of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before cutting into squares. Lift squares with a spatula and flip onto a serving dish so peaches are on top. Serve with chilled whipped cream.

WHIPPED CREAM CAKES WITH PEACHES AND RASPBERRIES

Steps:

• In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together the whole egg, the yolk, the vanilla, and 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar until the mixture is thick and pale. In a bowl beat the cream with cleaned beaters, adding the remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, until the mixture holds soft peaks. Fold the egg mixture into the whipped cream mixture. Into another bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, and the salt and fold the flour mixture into the cream mixture.
• Divide the batter among 6 buttered and floured 1/2-cup muffin tins and bake the cakes in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 18 to 20 minutes, or until they are golden. (The batter will flow over the rims slightly.) Let the cakes cool in the tins on a rack for 10 minutes and turn them out onto the rack, leaving them upside down. Dust the cakes with the confectioners' sugar and serve them with the peaches and the raspberries.