Peachy Keen!

Two weeks ago, our family visited Schnepf farm, an actual farm, for their Peach Festival. Like many farms, they have tractor rides, a petting zoo, and play area. We took a little train ride to tour the entire farm. But the highlight of this farm was the pick-your-own area. A large field full of onions, lettuce, and other veggies, as well as acres of fruit orchards, await the public to pick as much as they please (for a price, of course).

We just stuck to the peaches today since they're in season- apricots are also in season, but we have a bunch coming off of our tree at home. Look at those beauties! Nature never ceases to amaze and impress me. It's just so beautiful and tasty and so good for you too! Brings a tear to my eye.

Here's Hubbies, the self-proclaimed Peach Picking Expert.
This may be Jeepers first time biting into an actual peach right off the tree. There's just nothing like it. Look at his eyes popping out of his head like, "Whoa, that's intense yumminess!"

We filled up a box of peaches for a little over $20 ( I think?). The unrelenting sun cut our trip a little short, but we were happy to bring our juicy treasures home.

I fully intended on bottling our jewels, but we began eating them so quickly that there just weren't enough left. When the Utah peaches get shipped to Arizona, I'll do some major peach bottling sessions with my mom (usually in August).

We did manage to make a delicious peach crisp/peach cobbler- not sure the difference...

Using fresh peaches was a little more work, but was worth it!
I tried teaching the kiddos how to peel the peaches. In a perfect world, the skin of the peach will just peel right off. This process was taking too long for their impatient tummies and they were gobbling up the peaches faster than I could cut them!

So, I just started leaving the skins on and it ended up tasted just fine. We filled up a 9X13 with a nice thick layer of fresh peaches.

I sprinkled the peaches with brown sugar and Jeepers lightly dusted them with cinnamon (a little uneven, but we are the only ones eating it).

We made the crumbly top (recipe below). JoJo helped cutting in the butter, but after a little while, we just needed to get in there with our fingers. So, Jeepers helped me mash all that butter and flour together. It was almost as fun as Play-Dough!

And the verdict...Sorry Mom, can't smile now. Too busy eating Fresh Peach Crisp...

Peach Crisp Recipe- Suburbia Farm version

Preheat oven to 350

5 large peaches sliced (peels optional)- layer in a 9X13 pan

Sprinkle the top with brown sugar and cinnamon

In a large bowl, mix 2 cups flour, 1 cup oats, 1 1/2 cups sugar, and 1 pinch of salt. Cut in 1 cup of chilled butter (finger mashing might be required).

Sprinkle crumb mixture over the peaches.

Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown on top.

Enjoy!