Peach Pattycakes

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 peaches, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (1 1/4 pounds)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces
• 1 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400°f in a large bowl, combine the peaches, 2 teaspoons sugar and the lemon juice. let stand for 15 minutes.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, 1/4 cup sugar, the baking powder and salt. using your fingers, rub the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. measure out 1 1/2 tablespoons cream and set aside; stir the remaining cream into the flour mixture until just combined, then gently fold in the peach mixture and any juices.
• 3 on a lightly floured work surface, pat the dough into a 6-by-9-inch rectangle. using a 3-inch round cookied cutter, cut out 6 rounds; combine the scraps and cut out 2 more rounds. transfer the rounds to a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet. brush with the reserved cream and top with the remaining 2 teaspoons sugar.
• 4 bake the rounds until golden-brown, 20 to 25 minutes. let cool on the baking sheet.