PEACH COBBLER

peaches! this tree + our kitchen = the need for peach cobbler! if you are not awesome enough to have a peach tree, you will just have to use the unremarkable peaches from the market. Ours are white peaches, but orange/red are usually used. either will be [insert clever adjective for good]. while we were picking them, one car drove by and asked for a peach, and another asked if we were selling them! so if times are tough for you in this recession, grow a peach tree. simple!

we used six peaches, but ours are slightly small (not genetically modified), so you might want four or five. when sliced, you should have around four to five cups to taste.

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• 1/2 cup white sugar [if you waaant]
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 cups fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and sliced
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder [nooo!]
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons shortening [pffft, use butter!]
• 1/2 cup milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

3.[explanation below] To Make Peach Filling: In a large saucepan combine 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon. Stir in peaches and lemon juice, tossing until peaches are evenly coated.

4. Cook filling over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils. Boil 1 minute. Pour mixture into an ungreased 2 quart [see note] casserole dish. Keep mixture hot in oven while you make topping. [or not!]

2. To Make Topping: In a medium bowl combine flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix thoroughly, then cut in shortening until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Add milk and stir until mixture is evenly moistened.

5. Remove peach filling from oven [Why?] and drop dough onto peaches in 6 equal-size [unnecessary] spoonfuls.

6. Return cobbler to oven and bake 25 to 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown.

recipe from: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/fresh-peach-cobbler-i/detail.aspx

we added some nutmeg, unmeasured dash, in addition to the cinnamon. also it seems quite silly to keep the filling warm in the oven. just make the topping first! by the by, the batter is gooood. sort of like really addictive pancake batter. we added a small handful of oats. they give a nice texture, but it never really got golden brown, cooked, but more of a pasty, oaty color. it looks strange! i dont know if oats are to blame. did we sabotage our own cobbler? maybe! D: use only one tsp baking powder (this could also have been the problem).


we used a 1.6 quart dish, and the cobbler was tall and had little area for topping. make sure to use a 2 quart dish!

finally, the shoogar! the cobbler is pretty sweet. three of us in this household think it's at the ideal sweetness level. but one straggler, thinks it is too sweet. she would prefer to taste the natural flavor of fresh peaches more. if you have a sweet tooth for the syrup, keep it the same, but you could easily adjust the recipe to your taste! the peaches also came out slightly mushy, so boil them a bit less than the instructions say; unless you like them mushy!

This is a delectable, comforting desert! it only has three tablespoons of butter, so it is a healthier alternative to more fattening comfort foods. we ate the whole thing in about five hours... please don't be alarmed or scared away by the photos, because it is incredibly delicious! we warned: we make ugly, tasty food!

Enjoy!

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