Peach Cobbler

Peach Cobbler 

This recipe was found under the D tab for dessert. 

I'm not sure of the origins of this recipe since my Mom copied it from someone. The recipe looks like it was written quickly since half of the ingredients are listed within the instructions. When I post it below I will be sure to give you all of the ingredients first to avoid confusion. I love fruit in desserts so I knew I had to give this one a try. Peaches aren't exactly in season in January so I used bottled ones. Feel free to use frozen or canned peaches. If you use frozen ones be sure they are thawed before you use them. Also, the recipe only makes 2 servings so I doubled it when I made it. Here we go! 

Peach Cobbler

2 Tsp cornstarch

4 Tbsp Sugar

¼ Cup water

1 ½ Cup sliced peaches

1/8 Tsp cinnamon

1 ½ Tsp lemon juice

½ Cup flour

1 ½ Tsp sugar

¾ Tsp baking powder

Salt

2 Tbsp Shortening

1 Egg

2 Tbsp milk

Mix first 3 ingredients in pan and add peaches and cinnamon.

Cook until thick. Add juice. Pour into casserole.

Sift: flour, sugar, baking powder, salt.

Cut in shortening.

Combine egg with milk.

Stir into dry mixture.

Drop onto hot fruit.

Bake 20 – 25 minutes at 400 degrees.

Makes 2 servings.

The recipe is fairly easy to make and uses items you should already have on hand. When I took the picture below I forgot to include the second half of the ingredients. Oops! 

Start by preheating your oven to 400 degrees and find a casserole or heavy dish that will hold the cobbler and be okay for cooking in the oven. 

When those are ready go ahead and add the cornstarch, sugar, and water to a sauce pan over medium heat. 

Stir this occasionally to be sure it is melting together well. Meanwhile go ahead and slice your peaches. If you're using pre-sliced peaches then you won't have much work to do! 

If you're using peaches from a can or bottle that are kept in syrup don't include the syrup in the recipe. When your peaches are nicely sliced you can  check on the cornstarch mixture on the stove. It should start to thicken as it heats. 

When it is ready go ahead and add the peaches and cinnamon to the mixture. 

Constantly stir the peaches into the mixture and as it heats up it will start to thicken. You will want a thick syrup to form before you remove it from the heat. 

When a jelly like sauce has formed go ahead and add the lemon juice and mix well. Then remove the peaches from the stove and place into the casserole. (No need to grease or flower the casserole dish)

You can let the peaches sit while you sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. 

Go ahead and cut in the shortening to the flour mixture. 

Mix well to be sure everything has combined. In a separate bowl combine the egg and milk. 

Mix the egg and milk together before adding it to the flour and shortening mixture. 

Mix everything together well until you have a batter. It will be a thick consistency. 

When the batter mixture is ready go ahead and put it over the top of the peaches. You can either drop it in like the recipe says or you can smooth it over the entire top like I did. 

Once the batter is added to the peaches in your liking you can go ahead and put it in the oven. Mine cooked for exactly 20 minutes so be sure you keep an eye on it. It will be done when the top is a light brown color and the peaches are bubbling in the syrup. 

This is best eaten when it's still warm with either ice cream or whipped cream! 

Overall the recipe is fairly easy to make and quite tasty. There weren't any strange ingredients or difficult techniques used. Therefore I gave the recipe a 4 out of 5 on the yummy scale! 

I took a point off because the batter on top of the peaches was rather flavorless and tasted almost like Bisquick. I would have preferred a granola like topping, but the peaches were very tasty!! What are you waiting for? Get baking!