Peach Patty-Cakes With Cream

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	237ml	Chilled whipping cream
10 tablespoons	150ml	Sugar
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Vanilla extract
1 tablespoon	15ml	Fresh lemon juice
4		Firm ripe peaches
1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	All-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Chilled solid vegetable shortening - cut small pieces
3 tablespoons	45ml	Chilled unsalted butter - cut small pieces
1/2 cup	118ml	Cold milk - or more if needed

Recipe Instructions

Beat whipping cream with 5 tablespoons sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Cover and refrigerate.

Mix lemon juice with 1 tablespoon sugar in medium bowl. Peel and pit peaches. Slice thinly into bowl. Toss to coat with lemon mixture.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and remaining 4 tablespoons sugar in large bowl. Using fingertips or fork, work in shortening and butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 1/2 cup milk and stir just until dry ingredients gather together, adding more milk 1 tablespoon at a time if mixture is dry.

Transfer dough to floured surface and knead 3 times. Divide into 4 equal pieces. Pat first piece of dough into 1-inch-thick round. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Mark an X on top of round using sharp knife. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake until patty-cakes are light brown, about 22 minutes. Cool on sheet 5 minutes.

Split warm patty-cakes crosswise. Place bottom halves into deep bowls. Spoon peaches and juices from bowl over each, dividing evenly. Top each with some whipped cream. Cover with tops. Spoon more cream over and serve.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, August 1991

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