Thursday, September 3, 2009

I Love Peach Cobbler

By Mike Sasaki

Cobblers are an American deep-dish fruit dessert or pie with a thick crust (usually a biscuit crust) and a fruit filling (such as peaches, apples, berries). Some versions are enclosed in the crust, while others have a drop-biscuit or crumb topping. Knowing how most things are invented, it wouldn't surprise me if some person had leftover peaches and biscuit dough and decided to just combine them with a little sugar.

When peaches are in season there is one thing I think of making...Peach Cobbler. It's so delicious when fresh and warm right out of the oven. Many don't know about peach cobbler...sure, they've heard of peach pie, but I will take peach cobbler over peach pie every time. Peach cobbler is big in the South where the peaches are the sweetest. I have yet to try peach cobbler in the South and I will one day soon. In the meantime, I'm going to have to settle for my homemade version of peach cobbler.

Ingredients: 3-4 Cups Peaches, 1 Cup Sugar, 1 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour, 1/2 Teaspoon Salt, 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder, 2/3 Cup Butter, 1 (slightly beaten) Eggs.

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Place peaches in the bottom of a baking dish and sweeten, to taste, with a little sugar depending on ripeness of the peach.

3. In medium mixing bowl, sift all dry ingredients. Cut in butter and add beaten egg. Mix until crumbly and sprinkle over fruit, covering all exposed fruit.

4. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until golden.

Take the peach cobbler out of the oven and allow it to rest for 10 minutes. Dig in and enjoy! Goes extremely well with a little whipped cream and vanilla ice cream. The combination of the warm peach cobbler with the cold ice cream is money!

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