Southern Peach Lasagna
From jett2whit 16 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Adapted from Lidia's Family Table by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich....
Ingredients
- peach LAYERS shopping list
- 3 lbs ripe peaches shopping list
- grated rind & juice of 1 small lemon shopping list
- 3/4 cup white granulated sugar shopping list
- bread LAYERS shopping list
- 6 Tablespoons butter, divided use shopping list
- 8 slices (about 5 x 31/2 inches each) country bread shopping list
- (about 3/4 of a 1 pound loaf) shopping list
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar shopping list
- TOPPING shopping list
- 1/3 cup flour shopping list
- 1/4 cup sugar shopping list
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar shopping list
- FOIL TO LINE BOTTOM OF THE STOVE ( in case of bubbling over) shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon shopping list
- 1 pinch salt shopping list
- 4 tablespoons finely chopped almonds shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F
- PEACH LAYERS
- Peal and cut them into approximately 1/4 inch wedges
- Toss in bowl with lemon rind and juice and 3/4 cup sugar
- BREAD LAYERS
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet and lay in half the bread slices.
- Brown lightly on one side, turn and brown the other side.
- Repeat wit remaining butter and bread
- When all are done, sprinkle with 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- Line the bottom of an ungreased shallow baking dish(8x10in)
- with half the bread slices; they should just cover the bottom
- Spoon half the peaches and half their juices on top.
- Repeat to make another layer of bread, peaches & juice
- TOPPING
- Toss together flour, sugar, brown sugar cinnamon & salt
- Cut butter into small cubes and mix them with the dry ingredients, using your fingertips of a pastry cutter to incorporate the butter but not too much.
- Leave small pieces of butter throughout .
- Fold in the chopped almonds
- Sprinkle topping over lasagna
- Bake 50 minutes to 1 hour
- Use shorter time if peaches were very ripe & juicy
- The peaches should be tender, juices bubbling all around and the top nicely browned
- If peaches seem done, but topping is still pale, place under the broiler for a minute or two
- Serve warm & enjoy!!
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The Rating
Reviewed by 8 people-
OMG this sounds absolutely heavenly! Will be giving this a try when the peaches get really good. Just love peaches!
juliecake
in Bluffdale loved it
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LOVE it! Peaches are Bryan's favorite. Will surprise him with this one!
sparow64
in Sweetwater loved it
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Jett, you have out-done yourself with this recipe and this is the kind of recipe that I've been looking for! Thank you, thank you! Yes, and thank you! One bag of frozen peaches out of my fridge! (yippee!)
annieamie
in Los Angeles loved it
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