Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Easy Peach Cobbler

My parents came and visited a few days ago, and along with the usual gifts that consist mostly of Mexican candy, they brought me a bag with a few extremely ripe peaches in it. They have about 3 or 4 peach trees in their back yard (along with many other fruit trees) and they always bring me some of whatever is in season. This time it was peaches, which by the looks of them had been laying on their counter for several days after being picked, because they were so ripe.
I thought I really wasn't going to eat them since too-ripe fruits gross me out a little, but I didn't want to be wasteful, so I made them into a peach cobbler instead. (Thanks, Pinterest.)
Here's what I used:
Filling: 

  • 10 small peaches, peeled and sliced (about 2.5 cups)
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup white sugar

Crust:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick)

Very ripe peaches, thanks mom.
Directions: 

  1. Pour melted butter into 9 X 13 baking dish
  2. Mix all dry ingredients for crust , then add milk and stir until it is well blended
  3. Pour crust mixture on top of butter, and do not mix 
  4. In a saucepan, combine all filling ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring constantly
  5. Pour peach mixture on top of crust mixture, but do not mix together (leave layered)
  6. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until crust is golden brown
  7. Suggestion: serve with vanilla ice cream
I know these images aren't so great... I kinda suck at taking pictures, especially when I'm trying not to get my phone smeared with sticky cooking stuff, but the end result was deliciously gooey, just like it should be. This was by far the easiest "from scratch" dessert I have made in a very long time. Yum!
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