Peach Cobbler

A 'Cobbler' finds it's origins in the British American colonies of old. There are several different variations of this dish depending on the region it is made in.

The recipe here is from the 'deep South' (USA), the Southern classic Peach Cobbler. The southern people are quite generous with their Cobbler recipe serving it with a dollop of Vanilla Ice Cream!!

Ingredients -
113g unsalted Butter
1 cup all purpose Flour
2 cups Sugar
1tbsp Baking Powder
Pinch of Salt
1 cup Milk
410g Canned Peach slices
1tbsp Lemon juice
Ground Cinnamon or Nutmeg

Method -

Melt butter in a 13"x 9" glass baking dish.
In a bowl, combine the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the milk, stirring just until the dry ingredients are incorporated. Pour this batter gently over the melted butter. Do not mix it up.

In a pan, add the remaining sugar, canned peach slices along with it's juice and lemon juice. Bring to a boil over high heat while stirring continuously. Once it is boiling, remove from heat and gently pour over the batter in the glass dish. Again, important - Do not mix it up.Sprinkle with cinnamon / nutmeg. Bake in a preheated oven at 1900C for 40-45 mins or till the top looks golden brown.

Serve warm with a dollop of Vanilla Icecream or whipped cream and garnish with roasted chopped Hazelnuts.

This dish is best eaten warm with the cold icecream or whipped cream. Having said that it can be served cold as well

Notes : During the baking process, the fruit along with the juices, sinks down to the bottom of the dish and the batter layer rises to the top. Therefore it is important to not mix the layers.

When serving the cobbler, cut a piece and turn it over when plating up so that the bottom layer consisting of the fruit is now the top.