Peach Cobbler

“If I had my little way, I’d eat peaches every day…”

Sorry, but I don’t think it’s possible for me to write a post about a peach recipe without quoting lyrics from “Presidents of The United States of America”. In fact, I am making sure that you are similarly inspired by embedding the video at the end of the post, so you can just wander down here right now, and give it a listen while you read the rest of this.

Unlike The Presidents though, we are going to have us some fresh peaches, and we are going to flavor them with cinnamon and ginger and then cover them with crunchy topped fluffy sweet biscuits. And then we are going to be very very happy.

Although it is possible to grow peaches in Upstate NY, a lot of times it’s more of a theory than an actual fact. There are some varieties that will survive our winters, but that doesn’t mean you are always going to get any peaches, as our frequent late frosts often kill all of the blossoms before they can form fruit. We might give them a try eventually, but for now, we buy them, most usually from Pennsylvania, where the weather is just enough warmer to ensure a reliable crop.

Like a lot of folks, I am not fond of the skin on a peach, particularly in something like cobbler, but it is easy to get rid of. If you are only peeling a few, as in this recipe, you can use a serrated peeler like this one. Or you can dunk them in boiling water for about 30 seconds, then into ice water, and peel the skin away fairly easily.That is how I do it if I am canning or freezing peaches, or making jam. Either way, peeled peaches are slippery suckers, so work over a large bowl to catch them when they inevitably get away from you.

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Peach Cobbler

Author: Donalyn Ketchum

Recipe type: Dessert; Crisps/Cobblers

Serves: 6 to 8

Prep time:  30 mins

Cook time:  1 hour

Total time:  1 hour 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 large peaches, peeled and thickly sliced
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground ginger
• pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 & ½ cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 4 ounces cold butter, cut into small cubes
• ¾ cup cold buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• granulated sugar to sprinkle on top

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven 350º and generously butter a 3 quart flat baking dish.
2. In a large bowl, combine the peaches, the first amount of brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, salt and cornstarch, mixing well to completely combine.
3. Spread the fruit mixture evenly in the baking dish and bake for 30 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, prepare the topping.
5. In the same bowl [no need to wash it], mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and the second amount of brown sugar.
6. Cut in the butter, using a pastry cutter, your fingers, or two knives - the mixture should resemble coarse crumbs with some bigger bits of butter.
7. Mix the buttermilk and vanilla together, and then fold it into the flour mixture. Don't over mix - you will have a shaggy looking dough.
8. Remove the baking dish with the peaches from the oven, and using a medium cookie scoop, portion the dough over the fruit - or use a large spoon, pushing dough off it with your finger or another spoon.
9. Sprinkle the top of biscuits with a tablespoon or so of granulated sugar.
10. Return the baking dosh to the oven for another 30 to 40 minutes, until the top is nicely browned all over, and the peach filling is very bubbly around the edge.
11. Cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.
12. Scoop portions into bowls and top with vanilla ice cream, lightly sweetened whipped cream or creme fraiche with a bit of honey stirred in.
13. Refrigerate leftovers.

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