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Almost Delicious Peach Cobbler

Today I attempted a Peach Cobbler that I found at this food blog. The blog said it was the best peach cobbler ever and the photo of it looks amazing. So, I gave it a try and…it tastes like Peach Bread. But, I think I know why and it’s my fault, not the recipes.

The recipe called for 1 cup of flour. I was using my 1/2 cup measuring tool because my 1 cup measuring tool was dirty. I was interrupted in the middle of mixing together all the dry ingredients (I won’t name names, but it was the man I share a house with). I returned to my measuring, mixed all the dry ingredients up, added the milk, gave it a stir and dumped it into the pan just like the recipe said to. It looked very liquidy. I panicked and thought maybe I only added 1/2 cup of flour instead of the entire cup. Trying to save the dish, I combined a bit more flour with some milk and added it to the pan. In just one bite of this cobbler I knew I ended up with too much flour–I had it right the first time! It’s still descent, but lacks a real “yum” factor.

I thought the recipe used an interesting method. I had to melt and then brown an entire stick of butter, then pour the browned butter into a baking dish. Then you mix the dry ingredients (sugar, flour, cornstarch and cinnamon) with milk and pour that on top of the browned butter. Without any stirring, you drop the peach slices in and then bake it.

I’ll have to give this one anther try when peaches are in season again, which is about 8 months away, so I have lots of time to think about the recipe. Here’s a link to it: http://www.pickyourown.org/peachcobbler.htm. If you try it, let me know how it works for you.

Published Dec 12 2007, 12:54 PM by snackalot
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Comments

 

love2cook said:

Great blog, snackalot! I'm looking forward to reading more.

October 23, 2007 10:07 AM
 

cupcakefan said:

Can't wait to hear more of your kitchen antics! And always, always remember, it is definitely  the fault of the man you share your home with! ha ha ha

December 7, 2007 7:08 AM
 

Peggy said:

Multiple sets of measuring cups and spoons are a great thing to have...maybe a good stocking stuffer for you this year:-) I even have 3 sets of measuring spoons for those crazy cooking days when I have too many things going at once to think about stopping to wash the spoons before I move on to the next recipe...much less drying them completely so the herbs and spices don't stick to the spoons!

December 18, 2007 8:09 AM
 

beth247 said:

I have used pretty much that same reciped since I was just learning how to cook as a young girl. It has been handed down from generation to generation in my family. My grt grt Grandma who just turned 100 yrs old New Years day has always called it Cupa Cupa Cupa Cobbler because all it takes is 1 cup of flour, sugar and milk. We have always melted the stick of butter right in the pan we are baking it in and pour the batter right in and dump the fruit you are using in the middle and voila' it just mellows together at 350 degrees until its golden brown....bread is my favorite part! Over the years I have experimented with it in a wide variety of ways. We have plenty of apple trees , so last fall I combined some ripe apples I needed to use with the cobbler mixture and sprinkled the top with a mixture of oatmeal, lil flour and brown sugar . It was smack your mouth good! Sort of a combo of cobbler and apple brown betty, almost apple pie like, great with vanilla ice cream or cool whip.... In my family we like to cook the fruit a bit if its not very soft with a lil sugar for a few minutes in the microwave before pouring on cobbler mixture. If you like things a lil more tart you dont have to do that.

January 13, 2008 1:11 PM

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I'm an Associate Editor for Taste of Home Healthy Cooking and Simple & Delicious magazines. I love food and trying new recipes, but have only been cooking since I got married 5 years ago.