Spiked Fruit Topping Recipes

HOMEMADE PEACH COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Butter a 2 quart baking dish and set aside.
• Combine cobbler ingredients (peaches, bourbon, cornstarch, cinnamon and sugar), in a mixing bowl, stirring until all peaches are coated. Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish.
• In a separate mixing bowl, combine topping ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt), using a whisk to remove any lumps.
• Add vanilla extract to melted butter, then pour into the flour mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until a crumbly dough has formed. Mixture should hold together loosely when pinched between two fingers.
• Crumble topping dough over the top of the peaches, then bake for 25 minutes, until golden brown and bubbly. Let cool 10-15 minutes before serving.
• Serve warm, with a scoop of ice cream if desired.

SPICED HOT FRUIT

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. In an ungreased shallow 3-1/2-qt. baking dish, combine the pineapple, apricots, peaches and pears; set aside. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, ginger and reserved pineapple juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes. Discard cinnamon sticks. Pour over fruit. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through. Serve warm.

FRIENDSHIP BRANDY FRUIT STARTER

Steps:

• TO START: Combine all ingredients in a clean, large glass jar.
• Stir gently with wooden spoon.
• Cover and let stand at room temperature for three weeks, stirring at least twice a week.
• Fruit is fermented when it is translucent.
• CARE AND FEEDING: Stir mixture daily.
• Every two weeks add one cup sugar and one cup of fruit and stir gently. Alternate fruits each time.
• Cover and let stand at room temperature at least three days before using.
• Do not add fruit more often than once every two weeks.
• Do not delay adding fruit for more than one or two days past schedule.
• IMPORTANT: To keep the starter going, retain at least three cups at all times.
• SHARING: Whenever you have more than six cups of fermented fruit, you may divide it into two portions, being sure there are at least three cups in each portion.
• Do this just before you would do a normal feeding.
• Feed each portion.
• Give one portion to a friend (with Care and Feeding directions) and keep one for yourself.
• Search on "friendship fruit" to find recipes that use this.
• There is also a Friendship Sourdough Starter (Recipe #647936) - yum!