INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp grated lemon rind
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
3 cup coarsely chopped peeled peaches
2 cup blueberries
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup all purpose flour
3 Tbsp sugar
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 Tbsp chilled stick margarine or butter, cut into small pieces
6 Tbsp low fat buttermilk
Mint sprigs, optional
STEP BY STEP:
Preheat oven to 400° F.
Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl
Add peaches, blueberries, lemon juice, and vanilla, and toss gently
Spoon mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray
Bake mixture at 400°F for 15 minutes.
Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup, level with a knife
Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (flour through salt) in a medium bowl, cut in margarine with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal
Add buttermilk; stir just until flour mixture is moist.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 3 times
Roll dough to about a 1/4 -inch thickness; cut into 16 biscuits using a 2-inch biscuit cutter
Remove dish from oven; arrange biscuits on top of hot fruit mixture.
Bake an additional 20 minutes or until biscuits are golden
Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired.
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At the Southern Table with Paula Deen
