Peach Cobbler
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Peach Cobbler

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 good-sized peaches
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup water

Directions

  1. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients (baking powder, salt and flour), and add the milk.
  2. (The resulting dough should be of biscuit dough consistency.
  3. ) Peel and slice the peaches, mix well with the sugar (one-third cup) and place on the bottom of a baking dish (not tin.
  4. ) Place dough shaped to fit on the top of the peaches.
  5. Make three holes to allow the steam to escape.
  6. Bake thirty minutes in a moderate oven.
  7. Boil the sugar and water four minutes.
  8. When the cobbler has cooked for twenty minutes, pour the syrup over it and allow to cook ten minutes more.
  9. Cream may be served with the cobbler if desired.

Other Information

Author: Louise Bennett Weaver, Helen Cowles LeCron

Source: A Thousand Ways To Please a Husband (1917-01-01)

Category: Dessert

Ingredients: flour, peach, baking powder, sugar, salt, vanilla, butter, milk, water

Equipment: measuring cups, measuring spoons, knife, oven, stove

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