Fresh, local peaches are now in season here. It was a gorgeous day outside on Friday so we headed out to a local orchard for some peach picking. The kids had fun and we ended up with a half bushel of yummy peaches.
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| Picking a perfect peach |
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| That's a lot of peaches! |
As soon as we got the peaches home, the kids started begging me to make their peaches into a peach pie. Unfortunately, I'm not much of a baker and I know a homemade pie crust is way outside my skill set, so I set off to find an alternative that was more do-able for me. I found THIS recipe on the Food Network site for an Easy Peach Cobbler ~ what a hit!! It wasn't hard to make and we all thought it was delicious.
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| Right out of the oven |
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup milk
- 4 cups peeled, pitted and thinly sliced fresh peaches (5 to 6 medium peaches)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Several dashes of ground cinnamon or ground nutmeg (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, 1 cup of sugar, baking
powder, and salt and mix well. Stir in the milk, mixing until just
combined. Pour the batter over the butter but do not stir them
together.
4. In a small saucepan, combine the peaches, lemon juice,
and remaining cup of sugar and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring
constantly. Pour the peaches over the batter without stirring them
together. Sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg if desired ( I used a little bit of cinnamon).
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until the top is golden-brown. Serve warm or cold. (We loved it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!!)
We have a ton of peaches left, so we'll probably make this recipe again soon and try out a few other peach dishes too.
Sharing the peachy goodness at:
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yum! I just went peach picking with my kids and made a cobbler as well. We still have a mountain of peaches and was just thinking about making peach ice cream!!!
ReplyDeletePeach picking is so much fun!! I have fond memories of doing it with my kids years ago - we've since moved so it's harder to find places nearby. It's so cool how your kids get excited about it! Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteYum this sound so delish! I'd love for you to link up at my Tuesday Tutorials Link Party! :)
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Yummy! Peach Cobbler... I am going to the store to get all the things I need, and making this for tonight!
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Thanks!
Looks so temptingly delicious! Yeah, I bet I'd love it with ice cream too. :-)
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ReplyDeleteOur family favorite is to simply cut the peaches in half and put them on the grill and cook until soft yet firm enough to pick up and put in a bowl with vanilla ice-cream! SOOO yummy!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a labor of love! Thanks for linking up at Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop :)
ReplyDeleteI just made this tonight and it was wonderful! Thank you for the awesome recipe!
ReplyDeleteI Just put in my cobbler in the oven!! Thanks for the recipe, I will let you know how it tastes when it comes out! I used white flesh peaches & topped it with raisins too! :)
ReplyDeleteI just found your site through Stumble Upon and I'm so glad I did! You have a great blog here, and I just love this recipe!
ReplyDeleteI think I can taste the cobbler already. Thank you for sharing. Just found your blog on StumbleUpon following you now on blogger.
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www.mychicmommy.blogspot.com
After doing a search for peach cobbler on Pinterest I found your recipe and decided to try it. I am so glad that I did! I've never made peach cobbler, but this recipe makes the most delicious one I have ever had. Yum! Thank you for sharing it.
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