Peach cobbler is another wonderful summer-time dish, and peaches are starting to show up in the grocery stores. Peach cobbler is healthy, easy to prepare and always a crowd pleaser. I need to clarify that our peach cobbler is actually peach pie in a casserole dish instead of a pie pan. That was the difference in our house! This recipe serves 4 to 6 and it is crazy good!
Ingredients:
- 5 peaches peeled and sliced. It should equal about 6 cups (1.5 liters). Or two 16 oz. (454 grams) bags of thawed frozen peaches also work well with this recipe. I have tried both and they both work nicely.
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 Tsp salt
- 1 Tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 Tsp nutmeg ( I love nutmeg in peach cobbler, but it’s optional)
- 1/4 Tsp cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 2 Tbsp instant tapioca
- One 8″ by 8″ (20cm by 20cm) casserole or baking dish
- Pastry for an 8″ (20cm) two crust pie. Look in my older posts for the my favorite pie crust. I mostly use an 8″ by 8″ (20 by 20cm) casserole dish.
- 1/2 gallon (2 liters) Vanilla Ice cream
Directions
- Peel and slice peaches
- Put them into a large bowl.
- Add sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, tapioca, lemon juice, and salt.
- Preheat oven to 400* Farenheit. (204* Celcius)
- Stir well and let sit for 20 minutes or so. (This helps the tapioca settle into the juice of the peaches.)
- Roll the bottom pie crust and fold into the baking dish.
- Pour peaches into the dish over the pie crust.
- Add one tablespoon of butter to the peaches. I dot it on top evenly.
- Finally add the top crust. I like the lattice style, although as you may have seen I am new at it. If it is easier, a simple plain pie crust over the top is also delicious. I always check out You Tube for examples if I want to flute the edges nicely.
- Bake at 400* (204 Celsius) for 15 minutes then reduce heat to 350* (176 celsius) for 25 more minutes.
- Check the pie intermittently, as oven temperatures do vary.
- When the crust is golden brown remove from the oven and allow to cool for perhaps two hours.
- I like to serve peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream over the top. It is wonderful!!
Cathy Dee 