just like Grandma…

Okay, okay – its not exactly true. I don’t know if it is honest of me to say this recipe is just like Grandma’s. In fact I don’t know if she ever made Blueberry Peach Crisp. But, I made one today – and in true Grandma style. I just went into the kitchen and did it. I didn’t look for a recipe.

Let me repeat: I did not use a recipe.

What is this world coming to, I ask you?

Now a crisp can be hard to ruin, so don’t go thinking I’ve turned into some great and adventurous baker. I won’t be entirely forsaking recipes in the future. But today, I was feeling it! So, for those of you wanting a recipe, here’s how it goes:

Blueberry Peach Crisp.

I peeled and chopped up 6 peaches and put them in a 9inch deep dish pie plate. I cleaned a cup of blueberries and mixed them in with the peaches.

Then, I tossed together in a bowl a few tablespoons of flour (about three), a few tablespoons of sugar (about 4) and a few dashes of cinnamon. I gently stirred this around with the berries and peaches until everything had a light flour/sugar covering. oh, and I sprinkled a pinch of salt over the mixture.

Next I melted a stick of butter in a dish and to that I added around a cup and a half of oatmeal, a half cup or so of brown sugar and few tablespoons of flour. When it was combined, I spread it over top of the fruit mixture .

I preheated the oven to 375 and baked the crisp for about 40 minutes – but watch so you don’t burn the top – just bake till golden.

It is fantastic served warm with vanilla ice-cream or whipped cream, but honestly I could eat it with a little milk for breakfast, or really any time for that matter. It is really yummy. I may have just eaten some for dinner. (sorry about the shadowy photo!)

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While I was on a roll, and the peaches were fresh, I decided to go for it and bake something else! So, here’s another recipe, that I “borrowed” from my cousin Krista who lives around the globe right now in PNG (Hello, Krista! ) – and I made it my own!

Berry Peachy Muffins

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy ricotta
1/2 cup canola oil
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 heaping cup of chopped peaches
1 heaping cup of diced strawberries
2 tbsp of strawberry jam
cinnamon sugar to sprinkle on top.

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350. sift the dry ingredients in a bowl. cream the brown sugar, ricotta, oil, eggs and vanilla. Add the flour mixture to the brown sugar. Stir in diced peaches, berries and jam. sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Allow to cool a few minutes before removing from pan.