Most people pick up a peach and just take a bite out of it. But if you wanted to make a peach cobbler, that fuzzy skin is far from ideal. Sure, you can buy canned peaches without the skin from the store. But if you enjoy taking advantage of cooking or baking with fresh fruit when it’s in season, here’s how to peel the skin off peaches.
You may think that using a peeler or a knife would be easy, just like peeling apples or potatoes. However, because the meat of a peach is so soft and the skin is so thin, you risk removing most of the fruit along with the skin. But we have a simple method that will remove that thin skin without wasting the fruit: blanching….