Sweet Peach Cobbler

Ingredients

• ½ cup (about 120 ml) granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) cornstarch
• 4 cups (950 ml) sliced peeled peaches
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) lemon juice
• 1 cup (about 240 ml) all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• ½ cup (about 120 ml) milk

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Combine granulated sugar and cornstarch in a mixing bowl.
3. Stir in peaches and lemon juice to make a sugary-brown syrup.
4. Bring the peach mixture to a boil in a saucepan, and simmer until it thickens. Transfer to a 2-quart casserole dish, and put into the oven.
5. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Stir, until well mixed.
6. Add shortening, and cut with a pastry blender until well mixed.
7. Mix in milk to make a ball of dough.
8. Remove casserole dish from the oven. Add dough in spoon-sized dollops on top of fruit.
9. Return to 400°F oven. Bake for 25–30 minutes, until topping turns brown.
10. Serve.

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Adapted from “Sweet Peach Cobbler” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.