Peach or Apple Delish
📜 Collection: Dwayne Collection | ✍️ Attribution: Unattributed | 📂 Category: Desserts A warm, comforting fruit dessert featuring sliced apples or peaches topped with a sweet, crumbly egg-and-flour mixture, drizzled with melted butter, and baked to golden perfection.
| Prep Time | Cook Time | Inactive / Chill Time | Yield / Servings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 mins | 55 mins | None | 6 servings |
🔪 Key Equipment
- 9-inch deep baking dish
- Mixing bowl
- Peeler
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
Ingredients
Fruit Base
| Measurements | Ingredients | Prep / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Apples or Peaches | peeled and sliced |
| Optional | Brown Sugar | for sprinkling between layers |
| Optional | Orange Peel or Lemon Peel | grated, for sprinkling between layers |
Topping
| Measurements | Ingredients | Prep / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | Flour | |
| 1 1/2 cups | Sugar | |
| 1 tsp | Baking Powder | |
| 1/4 tsp | Salt | |
| 1 | Egg | beaten |
| 1/3 cup | Butter | melted |
| To taste | Cinnamon | for sprinkling |
| To taste | Nutmeg | for sprinkling |
Instructions
Step 1: Fruit Prep
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Place the 6 peeled and sliced apples or peaches into a greased 9-inch deep baking dish.
- If desired, sprinkle a little brown sugar and grated orange or lemon peel between the layers of fruit for enhanced flavor.
Step 2: Topping & Baking
- In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients: 1 cup flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1 tsp baking powder, and 1/4 tsp salt.
- Mix the 1 beaten egg into the dry ingredients until the mixture becomes crumbly.
- Sprinkle this crumbly mixture evenly over the top of the fruit.
- Pour the 1/3 cup melted butter evenly over the topping, then sprinkle generously with cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Bake at 350°F for 50 to 60 minutes until the top is a beautiful golden brown and the fruit is bubbling and tender.
💡 Make-Ahead & Storage: Can be assembled a few hours ahead and kept refrigerated before baking. Best served warm, optionally with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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