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April 18, 2019

The nice peach dessert, Strawberry triffle, Easy apple dessert

By Melanie Behrens

It’s all about fruit desserts for spring.

The nice peach dessert
1/4 C butter, softened
1/2 C sugar
1 egg
3/4 C milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 C flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 C peaches, chopped
Topping Ingredients:
3/4 C sugar
4 TBS flour
2 TBS butter
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-inch pan. Mix ...

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