Buttermilk Peach Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3 1/2 peaches, peeled and coarsely chopped (about 1 1/2 lb.)
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 ripe peaches, peeled and sliced (about 1 lb.)
• Vanilla ice cream

Preparation

1. 1. Preheat oven to 350º. Sift together first 7 ingredients; sift again.
2. 2. Process chopped peaches in a food processor or blender until smooth. (Yield should be 2 cups puree.) Stir in buttermilk.
3. 3. Beat butter and sugar at high speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Add peach mixture, and beat until well blended.
4. 4. Layer sliced peaches in a greased 13- x 9-inch pan.
5. 5. Fold flour mixture into butter mixture. Pour batter over sliced peaches in pan. Place pan in a large roasting pan, and add boiling water to roasting pan to a depth of 1 inch.
6. 6. Bake at 350º for 50 minutes or until set. (Pudding will still be moist.) Serve warm or cold with ice cream.