Peach Cobbler

I know that I have not been around for awhile. I have a good reason this time. I have had a rather serious computer issue that warranted my purchasing a new laptop.  Let me give you some advice. Do not drink coffee while using your laptop!  With that being said, I have a new laptop and I am back in business!

Last week my granddaughter and I went apple and peach picking. Today, I discovered that there were still quite a few peaches left in the fridge, and they were about to go bad, so I decided to make peach cobbler for dessert tonight.  I usually use Bisquick to make a cobbler, but tonight I tried a recipe using flour, sugar and butter to make the topping.  This was a big success!

Here is a hint for peeling your peaches.  Dip each peach into boiling water for a minute or so and they will peel easily. I changed the filling recipe quite a bit by adding more ingredients to build the flavor.
I actually peeled and sliced the peaches earlier in the day and made the cobbler later.  The peeling and slicing was the most time consuming part.  I served this with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and it was perfect!

Here is the recipe.

For the filling:
8 large peaches - peeled and sliced - about 10 cups
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (I use whole nutmeg and grate it on a micro-plane grater, but already ground is fine.)
2 teaspoons cornstarch
juice of half a lemon

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter a two to three cup ovenproof casserole.  Combine sugars, cornstarch and spices and pour over peaches.  Add lemon juice.  Mix to combine all.  Pour into the casserole and bake for ten minutes.

While the peaches are in the oven, prepare the topping.
1 cup flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons very cold butter, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup boiling water

Mix dry ingredients together.  I used the food processor and pulsed the dry ingredients a few times. Add the butter. Use the food processor, or a pastry blender and mix until the mixture resembles coarse meal.  Add the water and mix until combined.  Mixture will resemble soft dough.

Take the peaches out of the oven and drop spoonfuls of dough mixture on top.  You will probably not cover the whole surface, but don't worry about this, it will spread in the oven.  Sprinkle a mixture of 3 tablespoons white sugar mixed with one teaspoon cinnamon over the top of the dough.  Return to the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the topping is golden and peaches are bubbling. Spoon into bowls and top with vanilla ice cream, heavy cream or whipped cream.  Enjoy!

Please let me know if you made this and how it turned out.  I welcome your questions and comments, just use the "comments" section at the bottom of this post!  Also please feel free to share this post or any other with your friends.  The more the merrier!

Happy Cooking!
Carol

a.k.a.
Nonnie