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Old fashion peach cobbler Recipe | |
American Pies | |
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Ingredients:
12 fresh peaches (may substitute frozen)1 stick butter or margarine 1 1/2 tablespoons flour 1 cup sugar 1/8 tsp nutmeg 1/4 tsp ground cloves juice of 1/2 lemon Pastry: 1 cup flour 2 Tablespoons sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp nutmeg 4 Tablespoons shortening 4 Tablespoons ice water
Directions:
Peach Filling: Peel peaches and dice into 1/4 inch cubes. Melt butter, add flour and stir until smooth. Add sugar, nutmeg, cloves, lemon juice and peaches. Mix well and set aside. Pastry: Mix flour, sugar, salt and nutmeg. Add shortening. Work mixture until it has the texture of coarse meal. Add ice water and stir with a spoon, using as few strokes as possible. Cobbler: Roll out dough on floured surface. Prepare 4 pastry shells to fit any deep sided baking dish (9x5 or 8inch square). Bake 2 of the shells at 350, until golden brown. Cool. Place 1 unbaked shell in bottom of dish. Add layer of peach filling. Place a baked shell and cover with remaining peach filling. Top with final unbaked pastry to cover the dish. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until golden brown. serves 8
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