The weather is so beautiful today and it got my baking juices flowing. I really didn't want to eat the cliched chai and pakoda. I wanted something warm and luscious. I had an abundance of fruit at home and fresh peaches were part of it. I love peaches, it one of my favourite fruits. I just love the smell, its is just...mmmm. These peaches were just begging to be given the royal treatment. So I decided to make a cobbler.
A cobbler is pie like filling topped with crumbs of dough. Think of it as a deconstructed pie. This recipe is so easy, and takes just 10 minutes to whip together (minus baking time). I think the hardest part of this recipe is waiting for it to finish baking. And the results are so delicious, imagine hot juicy peaches in their own syrup, with soft, crisp scone-like toppings...mouth drooling yet?
Adapted from the Brown Eyed Baker
Serves 6:
For the peach filling:
6-8 peaches, sliced
1 cup of sugar, preferably brown sugar
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp cointreau (optional)
For the topping:
1 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into small cubes
A pinch of salt
1/2 cup milk
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celsius.
In your baking dish, combine the peach filling ingredients and set aside.
In a large bowl, add the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Toss in the butter, and with your fingers, massage the butter into the flour. Mix till the mixture is crumby, like coarse meal. Pour the milk, and mix till just combined. The dough will seem wet and sticky, which is perfectly fine.
Drop this dough mixture all over the peach filling by the spoonful. Bake for 50-60mins or until the fruit is bubbling and the top forms a golden brown crust.
Best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
