Farm Fresh Peach Fritters

Today just felt like an adventurous day. A morning photo shoot with Noni reminded me of a part of town I hadn't visited in a while, in particular an off-the-beaten-path local farm and produce stand. I told Big B we were going on a treasure hunt to try and find it (I sort of remembered where it was) and we headed north.

We found it. The kids had such a great time chasing the chickens (who gave us a dozen eggs, thank you ladies) while I picked out a mess of produce and other farm delights. The boys chose a watermelon and some zucchini for muffins,I picked some of the fattest, juciest tomatoes I've seen in months, and we brought Papa home a pint of Cajun style home-boiled peanuts, his favorite.
But by far the find of the day was a gorgeous pound of peaches. Just look at these.Coincidentally, Big B and his class made apple fritters today at his preschool, during their 'food week.' I have never attempted making a fritter of any kind, but combine a five-year-old's excitement over the word 'fritter' with these perfect peaches, and you have kismet in the kitchen. We read several fritter recipes (it truly is a great word) for inspiration and created our own concoction. And I must say, they tasted really, really good.

HOW TO MAKE FARM FRESH PEACH FRITTERS

INGREDIENTS:
1 c. flour
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. melted butter
1 egg, beaten (farm fresh-yum)
1/3 c. buttermilk
4 fresh peaches, chopped
2 tbsp. powdered sugar
1 tbsp. cinnamon

Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar into a large bowl.
Combine egg, buttermilk and melted butter, and add to dry ingredients; mix just until moistened. Gently stir in peaches.

Heat about 1/2 tbsp. of the butter in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Drop fritter-batter (an even better word) by large tablespoonfuls into the skillet. Flip once, and fry slowly until golden brown.Combine powdered sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over fritters. Enjoy!