8-10 servings ala Trisha Yearwood
Moist, soft cake with extra peach flavor. (Thanks to Lance H. for sharing a piece of this cobbler with me at work!) This year-round recipe calls for canned, rather than fresh peaches. If I had not tasted the recipe first, I may not have tried it since I was disappointed with the idea of canned peaches when I first read the recipe... I quickly recovered when I remembered that it TASTED DELICIOUS! It was a hit at dinner last night. Keep the recipe handy, you will probably want to use it often :)
Ingredients
Two 15-ounce cans sliced peaches in medium-heavy syrup
1/2 cup (1 cube) butter (no substitute)
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup milk (I used 1%)
Homemade Whipped Cream (recipe follows)
Cook's Note: If you don't have self-rising flour, substitute 1 cup all-purpose flour mixed with 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder and 1/8 tsp. salt.
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 F.
Drain syrup from 1 can of peaches, discard the syrup. Drain 2nd can of peaches, reserve the syrup. Melt butter in microwave (40-60 seconds depending on microwave). Pour butter in a 9' x 13" baking dish, coating entire bottom of dish. In a medium bowl, mix the flour and sugar. Stir in the milk and reserved syrup. Pour the batter over the butter. Arrange the peaches over the batter. Bake for approximately 1 hour (until light golden brown on top--the bottom will be darker brown and sugar-crusty). The cobbler is done when the batter rises around the peaches and the crust is thick and golden brown. Serve warm with fresh whipped cream (or ice cream). Allow to cool at least 15 minutes before serving.
Homemade Whipped Cream
2 cups COLD whipping cream
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
optional: 1 tsp. vanilla
Chill a large metal bowl and metal beaters in the freezer for about 20 minutes. Pour the chilled cream, then the sugar into the cold mixing bowl. Beat until soft peaks form (about 5 minutes). Don't over beat or you will have sweetened butter! The mixture should hold its shape when dropped from a spoon. Yield 4 cups. (OK to cut recipe in 1/2 if you don't need 4 cups of whipped cream.) http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/trisha-yearwood/easy-peach-cobbler-recipe/index.html?oc=linkback