Peach Cobbler
Tags: #dessert #american #fruit #southern #baked
Serving: 8 portions
Total time: 60 minutes
A rustic Southern dessert with juicy peaches topped with golden, biscuit-like dumplings.
Ingredients
- 1000g fresh peaches, sliced
- 150g sugar
- 30g cornstarch
- 5ml lemon juice
- 2g cinnamon
- 1g nutmeg
- 200g all-purpose flour
- 50g sugar
- 10g baking powder
- 3g salt
- 85g cold butter, cubed
- 120ml milk
- 30g butter for dotting
Steps
- Preheat oven to 190°C
- Toss peaches with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg
- Place peach mixture in buttered baking dish
- Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt
- Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs
- Stir in milk until just combined
- Drop spoonfuls of dough over peaches
- Dot with remaining butter
- Bake for 35 minutes until golden brown
- Cool for 15 minutes
- Serve warm
Notes
This beloved Southern dessert is best made with peak summer peaches. The cobbler topping should be rustic and uneven, creating a homestyle appearance.