Southern-Style Peach Cobbler

Submitted by kbmidura

"Adapted from Cooking in the New South by Ann Byrn Phillips."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 4 cups fresh peaches, sliced
• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter (one stick)
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup shortening (I use butter-flavored Crisco)
• 1⁄4 cup cold water

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Combine peaches, butter, sugar and nutmeg in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer until peaches are tender and mixture starts to thicken, about 20 minutes. Pour into baking dish.
3. Combine flour, shortening, and salt, and mix with a pastry cutter. Add just enough cold water to make a crust, and roll out to fit the cobbler.
4. Lay the crust over the peaches and make several slashes with a sharp knife.
5. Bake 35-45 minutes, or until the crust just looks done.