ABC - Glazed Apricot-Plum Galette

This month's ABC challenge is the Glazed Apricot-Plum Galette. Well, kind of. I made a Peach-Plum-Cranberry galette instead because that's what looked good in the store. Unfortunately, looks can be deceiving. The fruit wasn't very sweet so the filling wasn't quite sweet enough for me but it was still very tasty, and the crust was very flaky. I took the galette to a dinner party where it was very well received since the host family doesn't like overly sweet desserts.

Glazed Peach-Plum-Cranberry Galette decorated with chopped almonds

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SMS - Cinnamon Peach Jam (no Peach Muffins)

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This week's SMS recipe, Peach Muffins, was chosen by JoVonn of The Givens Chronicle. You can find the recipe for Peach Muffins HERE. Don't forget to check out the SMS blog roll.

After my hectic baking marathon for the State Fair, I wanted to take a small break from baking (a VERY small break, mind you!). A few days ago I did buy peaches with the intention to bake peach muffins but today was one of those days where I wanted to take it easy and not do much. Since I hate to throw away food, I had to do something with the peaches before they went bad. The Sweet Melissa Baking Book came to the rescue. I decided to make half a batch of Cinnamon Peach Jam. It's delicious! I'm sure these preserves would have tasted great on peach muffins!

Peeled peaches right after a hot water bath

The peaches and cinnamon stick are cooking away

Thick and delicious goodness after just 25 minutes!

Yummy, delicious peachy-ness! Bon appetit!