I was excited to participate in Sarah’s Blogger’s Choice Swap again this month and got assigned Mary Ellen’s Cooking Creations. Mary Ellen has a ton of great recipes for family meals and focuses on savory dishes. When I run out of ideas for dinners, I’ll head over to her blog to see what ideas I can borrow.
For this month’s recipe, I wanted to make something that I don’t normally bake at home. I’ve already done cookies, cakes, pies, muffins and bars – all the typical things you’d think of when it comes to baking. One thing I haven’t tried yet is cobbler.
I have had cobbler a few times in restaurants and at potlucks or parties, but I’ve never attempted a cobbler on my own. Mary Ellen’s version looked simple enough so I decided to choose this for my baking challenge. Because we normally have an abundance of desserts at my house, I chose to halve the recipe (changes not reflected below). I wanted to get a taste of the cobbler but not have a ton left over.
Although I halved the recipe below, I forgot to adjust my baking times. Oops! As you can see, the cobbler got dark brown on top, but it did provide a nice crunchy texture! I still enjoyed this recipe and would make it again – perhaps with other types of fruits next time for some variation. I did find the cobbler to be slightly sweet for my tastes, but it was probably because the peaches I used were already ripe. I’d cut down on the sugar a bit for ripe peaches but would keep the measurements the same for unripened fruit.
Thanks for this recipe, Mary Ellen!
Easy peach cobbler
Ingredients
Peaches
- 8 peaches pitted and sliced (the original recipe notes that the peaches should be peeled, but I got lazy and didn't)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice I omitted
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Crust
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter chilled and cut into small pieces
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar mixed with 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon I used Penzey's cinnamon sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine the ingredients for the peaches. Toss to coat, then pour into a baking dish. Bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine some of the ingredients for the crust: flour, sugars, baking powder, and salt. Blend in the butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Finally, stir in the water until just combined.
- Remove the peaches from the oven and drop spoonfulls of the crust mixture over the top. Sprinkle the entire cobbler with the sugar/cinnamon mixture and bake for 30 minutes until bubbly.
Notes
Cobblers make me drool. They are so great with a little bit of ice cream. I also make the mistake of adjusting the portion but keeping the baking time, so happens to everyone.
I love cobblers! This one looks great!
Love the photo! I like the individual portion-controlled ramekin idea.Yum!
YUM! i love peaches, and this looks delicious!
Yum. I love cobblers, especially paired with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream while it is still warm! This looks like a great recipe to vary with different kinds of fruit. But, I do love peaches!
Cobbler is something I've had on my "to try" list for quite some time – problem is – I don't usually like cooked fruit! Recently I have very slowly been coming around to it though. I just might need to give this cobbler a try!
Yum! I love a good cobbler. Thanks for being part of the recipe swaps!