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Peach & Poppy Seed Muffins Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 4 lg Peaches, peeled, pitted; and thinly sliced
  • 1 1/4 c Sugar
  • 12 sl French bread; 3/4" thick
  • Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream; for accompaniment
  • 1 c Toasted pecan halves
  • 1/2 c Butter; melted
  • 4 c Half-and-half
  • 1 ts Vanilla extract
  • 10 Egg yolks
  • 1 pn Salt

Directions
  • Step #1 Recipe by: the California Culinary Academy Preparation Time: 2:00 1.
  • Step #2 preheat your trusty oven to 425F degrees F.
  • Step #3 Brush bread with some of the melted butter.
  • Step #4 Put bread slices on a baking sheet & bake this until golden brown (about 10 mins).
  • Step #5 2.
  • Step #6 In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, bring half-and-half to a simmer (bubbles will appear at edge of pan).
  • Step #7 In a 3-quart bowl, beat sugar with egg yolks; whisk hot half-and-half into egg-sugar mixture.
  • Step #8 stir in the vanilla & salt; set aside.
  • Step #9 3.
  • Step #10 Pour remaining butter into a 9- by 12-inch baking dish.
  • Step #11 Place 6 bread slices in dish; strain half of egg-custard mixture through a wire mesh strainer over bread.
  • Step #12 Distribute sliced peaches over bread-custard mixture; top this with pecans.
  • Step #13 Arrange remaining bread over fruit & strain remaining egg-custard mixture over bread.
  • Step #14 let this stand 1 hr, covered with plastic wrap, or put in the fridge up to 6 hrs.
  • Step #15 4.
  • Step #16 If put in the fridged, remove this from refrigerator about 2 hrs before serving.
  • Step #17 preheat your trusty oven to 325F degrees F.
  • Step #18 Bake, uncovered, until golden brown & slightly crusty (about 1-3/4 hrs).
  • Step #19 Serve warm, cut into squares & topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
  • Step #20 --.
  • Enjoy the PEACH & POPPY SEED MUFFINS recipe

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