Recipe: Homemade Georgia Peach Bread

Tonight, after getting back home after four days away, I just had to get back into my kitchen to bake.  This bread sounded perfect to make as Ryan and I had just picked up some fresh peaches which were on sale at our local grocery store. If you like fresh peaches, you'll want to give this recipe a try!

Georgia Peach Bread

• 3/4 Cup White Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Shortening
• 1 Egg
• 1 1/2 Cups Peaches
• 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
• 1/2 Tsp. Ground Cinnamon
• 1 Tsp. Baking Soda
• 1 Tsp. Baking Powder
• 1/8 Tsp. Salt
• 1/2 Tsp. Vanilla Extract
• 1 Tbsp. Honey

Blend the sugar and shortening until it is a smooth consistency. Once it is, blend in the egg. Chop up the peaches into square centimeter size chunks and add half of them to the wet mixture. Reserve the other half of the peaches. Stir gently to coat the peach pieces with the wet mixture. Add the dry ingredients: flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Blend well. Add vanilla extract and honey. Blend again, just until the vanilla and honey are integrated into the mix. Add the reserved peaches and stir gently to coat the peaches with the wet mixture. Grease and flour one 9x5 loaf pan. Pour the mixture into your pan. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 50 minutes or so, depending on your oven. (I put foil over the bread pan at about the 40 minutes mark, because I don't like my bread too dark.) Let cool and enjoy!