Guest Post by Heather of Farmgirl Gourmet
Lodge Cast Iron sent me and the rest of the Virtual Potluck team a copy of their latest cookbook ” The Lodge Cast Iron Cookbook”. The recipes are made using a cast iron vessel of one shape or another. This recipe for Blueberry-Peach Skillet Pie is quick to make and super tasty and would make a great base for using other frozen fruits as well.
The nice people at Lodge sent me a copy to review. They also sent along a cast iron skillet to use to test the recipes in the book.
The Lodge folks would like you to have your very own copy of their brand new book too so they asked the Virtual Potluck Team if we’d like to do a giveaway…to which we all said HECK YA. The book is filled with tons of great recipes and don’t fret…if you don’t have a cast iron skillet, you can still enjoy every recipe in this book.
Check out all of the recipes created by the Virtual Potluck team by hitting up www.30AEats.com
Blueberry-Peach Skillet Pie
Filling
- 5 cups frozen blueberries (unthawed)
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup plus 2/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- Grated zest from 1 lemon
- 2 ripe medium peaches (peeled, pitted and sliced)
- 1/2 cup of old fashioned rolled oats (don’t sub quick cooking)
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 cup nonhydrogenated melted margarine (in my house this would be butter!)
- Ice cream for serving (optional)
- 3/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a 10 inch cast iron skillet with a little shortening.
- Make the filling: In a large saucepan, combine the blueberries, white sugar, and 1/4 cup water. Bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- Whisk together the cornstarch and remaining 2/3 cup water in a small bowl until smooth. Stir the cornstarch mixture into the hot berries. Gently stir in the lemon zest and peaches, being careful not to mash the peaches. Reduce the heat to low and continue simmering the fruit, gently stirring, until the juices have thickened and the mixture is clear. Remove the saucepan from the heat and scoop the mixture into the prepared skillet.
- Make the topping: Stir together the flour, oats, brown sugar , and nutmeg in a small bowl. Add the melted margarine (or butter), stirring until incorporated. Using your fingertips, work the margarine into the flour mixture, squeezing until nice and crumbly. Sprinkle topping over the blueberry filling.
- Bake the pie just until the topping is nicely browned, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve with ice cream, if you like.
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No thank you! Beautiful skillet pie! Yum.
OMG! That looks so tasty. Yes, I own a couple cast iron skillets and I love them.
I like Lodge on FB.
I follow Lodge on Twitter.
I was eyeing this on Twitter when Heather posted a sneak peek..yum!
Yep, I will be making this asap!
I love fruit-based desserts. This looks terrific!
Does it count if I say I borrow my Mom’s? Just being honest. 🙂
It all counts!
I love fruit based desserts to, and the photos of this are stunning! Give me some vanilla ice cream, and I’ll be good to go!
This looks amazing – I currently only have an enamel coated one so a traditional one would be great.
I’m following on Twitter as well!
Yes, I do own a cast iron skillet.
I like Lodge Cast Iron on Facebook.
I follow Lodge Cast Iron on Twitter.
I have a cast iron pot that would work well to make this. Cant wait to try it.
I own a cast iron grill pan and a deep cast iron skillet.
I have a cast iron skillet that was my great-grandma’s!
I have 3 Lodge cast iron skillets. They are pretty old but I use them constantly
I have 3 Lodge cast iron skillets and use them constantly
I love peaches and blueberries but never really thought about combining them. Thanks for the idea!
I do own a cast iron skillet but rarely use it. I have fried some turkey burgers in it recently. I have heard that you can actually raise your iron content if you use a cast iron pan/skillet.
I “Like” Lodge Cast Iron on Facebook.
I “follow” Lodge Cast Iron on Twitter.
I don’t own one, but I really think I need to change that. This book looks like so much fun!
I don’t have cast iron yet! I am so excited to start using one though and have been looking for a USA made product! This is great… thanks!
I have my husband’s grandmother’s collection and a few of my own. I plan on using this recipe outdoors this summer (and I’m looking for more!) while we work outside w/ a campfire going in the back yard 🙂
Yes, I have a few small cast iron skillets.
I follow Lodge on twitter: ljskop
I left a comment on Facebook about my cast iron skillets – love them! I also collect recipe books and put them to use in my kitchen
Can hardly wait for our blueberries and peaches ripen to try this recipe.
Am liking Lodge on Facebook.
Lodge has my “Like” on Twitter too.
I have a cast iron skillet that was given to me by my grandma.
I “like” Lodge Cast Iron on Facebook.
Yes, i actually just got a cast iron skillet and have been wanting to use it!
I like them on facebook!
have one I bought just a couple months ago!
I like Lodge on FB
I follow Lodge on Twitter (as picatasi)
Thank you sharing this recipe! Definitely going to my next family reunion with this one. 🙂