Not A Lot Going On In North Dakota

Today is a day I am glad we are on a Staycation.  If we were traveling in a car it would take us over 25 hours to make it from St. Simons to North Dakota (that's without bathroom breaks)!  What I would enjoy is being in North Dakota and waking up in July to temperatures of 60 degrees.  Another thing that intrigues me about ND is the Dakota Dinosaur Museum...it houses twelve full scale dinosaurs - can you imagine how large it must be?  North Dakota is the state that grows more sunflowers than other state.  It is also home to the World's Largest Buffalo monument.  Seems like size is important to North Dakotans; however, it only the 17th largest state!

Food is not one of North Dakota's specialties.   We didn't find any foods that originated there but milk is the state beverage.  What goes better with milk than a piece of cake?  Especially when it is made with fresh GA peaches instead of ND peaches!  I know...southern girl at heart!


Peach Kuchen:

1/2 cup butter                                                                                   

1/4 cup white sugar                                                  

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract                                                                     

1 cup all-purpose flour                                                                     

1/2 teaspoon baking powder                                                                     

1/4 teaspoon salt                                                                     

2 fresh peaches                                                    

3 tablespoons white sugar                                                                     

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a spring  form pan (we used a square one for fun!)

Sift together the flour,

Baking powder,

Salt.

In a large bowl, add the butter,

Sugar, 

Cream together until light and fluffy.

Beat in the egg,

Stir in the vanilla.

Beat in the flour mixture.

Spread dough with hands over the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of prepared spring form pan.

Slice peaches thinly,

Arrange peach slices in a  pattern over the dough. 

Sprinkle with cinnamon,

Then sugar.

Bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.

Allow to cool for 15 minutes, remove from pan.  Slice and enjoy!