Texas Peach Cobbler

Name: Texas Peach Cobbler
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 to 14 ripe medium peaches (about 3½ pounds), peeled, pitted, and sliced; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; ¾ teaspoon ground ginger; ¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; ¼ cup unsalted butter; 1¼ cups all-purpose flour; ¾ cup sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 cup milk; Peach Melba Ice Cream or softly whipped cream (optional); Peach Melba Ice Cream or softly whipped cream (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

About

Texans like their peach cobblers with an abundance of juicy fruit and a biscuit-like batter topping that’s crunchy on the surface and doughy inside.

Ingredients

Filling

12 to 14 ripe medium peaches (about 3½ pounds), peeled, pitted, and sliced
¼ cup <

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian
Texas

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a bowl, mix all the filling ingredients. Set the fruit aside to draw out the juices while preparing the batter. Cobbler filling should be a bit juicier than most pies.
For the batter, melt the butter in a 9 × 13-