Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler
Ingredients
Filling
- 2 lbs. Fresh sliced peaches or 2 15 oz cans sliced peaches
- ½ stick butter
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 2 cups of sugar if you are using canned peaches and they are packed in heavy syrup you can omit the sugar
Crust
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup butter cubed and chilled
Topping
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 ½ cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp of nutmeg
- 1 tsp salt
- 5 tablespoons butter cubed and chilled
- ¼ cup maple syrup
Instructions
Filling
- In a medium pot add the peaches and sugar and ½ stick of butter. Bring to a boil. Set aside.
Crust
- In a mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar and flour. Cut in the butter to a fine crumble. With your hands work th dough to form a moist ball.
- Pat the dough out into the bottom of a buttered In a 12 inch Dutch oven ad 12-inch cast iron skillet or a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Bake with coals until the dough sets up, or if cooking indoors at 350 degrees F (uncovered) for 15 minutes.
- Return the peaches to the heat and bring back to a boil. Stir in the cornstarch and cook until thickens slightly, stirring frequently.
- Pour the peaches over the crust and drizzle over the maple syrup.
Topping
- In a mixing bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cut in the butter until crumbly.
- Sprinkle the oatmeal mixture on top of the peaches. Finish cooking with light coals on bottom and heavy on top for about 3-5 minutes and then remove from the bottom heat and finish cooking with the top heat (as seen in video) If cooking indoors return to the oven at 350 degrees F for an additional 25 minutes or until bubbly and the top browns
- Let cool about ten minutes. Serve with ice cream or whipped topping.
