Southern Peach Shortcake

This is AWESOME!! What an absolutely divine summer treat. Try serving with vanilla ice cream...ooohhh la la!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3  cups all-purpose flour
• 4  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
• 1  egg, room temperature
• 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
• 2  lbs  peaches
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1  cup heavy cream
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  almond extract (or vanilla)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon into a mixing bowl.
3. Stir in brown sugar; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
4. Stir in chopped pecans. Separately, whisk egg with milk.
5. Add milk and egg mixture to dry mixture; stir with a fork until blended.
6. Turn two round cake pans upside-down and grease bottoms.
7. Spread half the dough on each bottom to within about 1/2-inch of edge.
8. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until golden.
9. Peel, slice and sweeten peaches with about 1 1/2 cups sugar or to taste.
10. In a small bowl, whip cream with flavoring until stiff.
11. Place one shortcake on a plate, top with about half of the peaches and whipped cream.
12. Top with second shortcake and remaining peaches and whipped cream.