Peach Cobbler

A very quick and simple recipe with an extraordinary taste!

I always use this recipe when I want to prepare a delicious dessert and I don't have much time to bake.

It's absolutely simple, and I'm sure you'll also get a great result. If you'd like to give your cobbler a more buttery and sweet taste, you can bring the butter up to ½ cup (113g) and the sugar up to 1 1/2 or to 2 cups (150g or 200g). Or if you want to reduce the sugar even more, you can simply lay the sliced peaches on the batter without boiling them with the remaining sugar. I did it a couple of times (actually, I always do it) and the cobbler still tasted very good.

Since my husband is lactose intolerant, I normally use goat milk or lactose-free milk instead of cow milk. I've never tried to use soy or rice milk; therefore, I can't tell you how it tastes if you use that kind of vegetable milk. But hey! Experimenting while baking is so much fun that I think it's worth trying to use different ingredients. :)

I also always substitute the butter either with goat milk butter or with butter reduced in fat and mixed with canola oil (which doesn't seem to bother my husband :) ). This makes the cobbler a bit lighter in fat and everyone in the family can enjoy it without thinking too much about the calories or food intolerance. :)

Have fun and enjoy your peach cobbler.

INGREDIENTS:

2 Tablespoons (30g) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup ( 125g) spelt flour or all-purpose flour

1 cup brown sugar or white sugar for the batter
1/2 cup (50g) or 1 cup (100g) sugar for the peaches (optional)

1 teaspoon baking powder

A pinch of salt

1 cup skimmed milk (240g)

4 cups (3 peaches, sliced)

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Ground cinnamon or nutmeg (or both :) ...if it fits your taste)

DIRECTIONS:

Preheated oven: 350ºF/180ºC

Baking time: 40-45 Minutes

Spread the butter (softened at room temperature)all over the bottom and sides of a 30x22 cm (13x9 inches) or a 23 Ø cm (9 Ø inches) baking dish using either your fingers or a spoon.

Combine the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add milk and stir until all the dry ingredients are moistened. Pour the batter in the baking dish without stirring.

If you want to add some sugar to the peaches, put the sliced peaches and 1/2 cup (50g) or 1 cup (100g) sugar in a sauce pan, add the lemon juice, and bring it to a boil stirring constantly. Let the ingredients boil a couple of minutes and then pour the mixture into the baking dish trying to spread it on the batter evenly. Don't stir this mix with the batter, but rather leave it as it is.

If you don't want to add any sugar to the peaches, slice and boil the peaches with the lemon juice, and then spread the mixture on the batter.

If you don't want to boil the peaches, just slice them, squeeze the lemon on them, and pour the mixture on the batter.  

Sprinkle with some cinnamon and/or nutmeg.

Bake at 350ºF/180ºC for about 40-45 minutes or until gold brown.

Serve warm or cold, and if you have some vanilla ice cream in the freezer, add a spoon of it on the cobbler and it will taste even better. :)