I need to run to the shops and grab some oreos…
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anyone have a favourite recipe for a peach sour cream muffin or coffee cake? or cranberry? or really any kind of fruit with a sour cream baked component?
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Did you find one? I have an obscene amount of peaches right now and they won’t all become jam. You’ve inspired me to make a coffee cake to have while jam-making but I don’t have a recipe.
We had some discussion in @noodle 's journal, and I went with
it is an utterly absurd amount of crumb, and we loved it.
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Thanks! I’ll give it a look.
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I made it the evening before as suggested, and that worked out well. I didn’t do the wedges nicely laid out on the cake, I just chopped up peaches, mixed it as directed, and did a full layer. I used 4 peaches, but not all of them fit.
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I have 4 fresh artichokes! Hit me with your recipes! 
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I just steam them and dip the leaves & heart in lemon butter with fresh cracked pepper. The best way to eat an artichoke imo. 
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Yeah I was gonna say steam and dip. I like Mayo with garlic powder or butter with garlic.
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Good to know! I’ve never gotten them fresh before and I’m really excited! Do you think I could do it in a traditional dumpling steamer? Or how do you do it?
Like this:
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I’m a heathen. I cut off the stems. Place each one stem down in a pot. Add 1 inch water. Put on stove, cover, bring to simmer. Simmer until you can easily pull a leaf off.
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I will follow you into chaos. AND THERE SHALL BE BUTTER!!! !!! !!!
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You get me.
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I do it a similar way, but I start off trimming most of the ends, then place it in a pot with white wine instead of water, and steam/simmer it in the wine. SOOO good. Dip in garlic butter.
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I’m seeing a trend. And I’m beginning to suspect people like artichokes in the way they like lobster: as a vehicle for butter. I’m not mad at it.
@Economista why do you trim the ends?
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Oh yeah I trim as well. Just so you don’t have the barbs to poke you. Depends on the variety though how sharp they are.
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Ah ok, so it doesn’t affect cooking? Just nicer to eat?
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Yep! I like to steam in my instant pot. Save the water to make an iced artichoke tea if you’re a weirdo like my husband 
also I slightly pry the leaves apart and rinse before cooking.
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Oh hell yeah, that sounds like my style of weird. I’m in!
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Artichoke tea is delicious, ngl.
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