Peach Cobbler.. Way easy!

We have finally been able to enjoy the "spring" weather, now that it's so close to summer (less the 6 weeks away). And with all of this amazing sun shine, rainbows, nature's sounds and amazing cloud work... I make you want to bake pies and place them in the window, so as the kids are playing out side they can smell sweet pie! Oh, the dreams those wonderful cartoons gave us as kids on Sunday morning! :)

Now, for the dessert... I grabbed a can of peach halves from the pantry (big 'ol can) and sliced them up. While slicing, I had a sauce pot on the stove with about 3 tbsp of butterscotch caramel ice cream topping and 1/4 cup of coconut water wait for it to boil.

 Once this married and boiled I added in some of the peach juice from the can, mixed well with the caramel sauce then added in the peach slices.

While all of this was simmering and making happiness.. I took 1 stick of butter and melted it in a 350° oven in a square 9x9 baking dish. I then worked on the batter for the cobbler. I added all the dry batter ingredients. then slowly added in the milk. Of course, I was out of vanilla extract so, I use the same amount of almond extract. Once this was well combined and no lumps I pour this into the melted butter in the pan. DO NOT STIR or MIX these two together.. you want it to look like this:

 Next, you want to spoon in the peaches and sauce on top of the mixture.. AGAIN: do NOT stir or mix these together.. looking like this:

Last, Place this amazing smelling sweet dish into your 350° oven for about 45-55 minutes or until the crust browns and looks some what like this..lol :

And in our house when you have a bazillion kids you get topping choices!!

Strawberry ice cream and whipped cream! soooo GOOD!!


The Recipe:

Peaches
1 1/2 to 2 lbs fresh peaches (about 3 or 4 large peaches), peeled, pitted and sliced, to equal 3 to 4 cups.
3/4 cup dark brown sugar (I also made one mixing dark and light brown sugar – 6 tablespoons of each – equally good)
1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) butter
1/2 cup water

Batter
1 stick of butter, melted in the baking dish
1 cup flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup milk  (if you want a thicker crust, use only 1/2 cup milk)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:1. Combine the 3/4 cup brown sugar, water and butter  in a saucepan and mix well. Bring to a boil and simmer until sugar is dissolved.  Stir in sliced peaches, and simmer for 5 minutes.  Turn off the heat and let sit while you prepare the batter.  Place the stick of butter on the bottom of your baking dish and let it melt  in a 350 F oven.  Leave the oven at 350 while you make the batter.

2.For the batter. In a bowl..mix the 1/2 cup sugar, flour, baking powder and salt together.  Slowly pour in the milk, stirring, to prevent clumps, until smooth. Pour mixture over melted butter. Do not stir. Carefully spoon all the peaches and syrup on top of the batter.  Do not mix or stir anything.  You want three separate layers; 1. melted butter, 2. batter, 3. fruit in syrup.

3.  Place the baking dish on the middle rack in the oven and bake for 40-50 minutes.  The batter will rise to the top and it’s done when its golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream, yogurt, creme fraiche and/or whipped cream.

The Site:

http://parsleysagesweet.com/2013/04/08/butterscotch-peach-cobbler-and-part-20-2/

Now, go be creative.. see where your senses take you.. Mine took me here with a mix of Roast Beef Pot Pie.. Tell us here in the comment's section where you imagination lead you!

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