Our peach tree had an abundant amount of fruit this year, and after harvesting we ended up with a bucket of what I call "Two Bite Peaches". These are those little peaches that are only 2 bites, yet are as sweet as those larger ones from the tree. I didn't want to toss them, and I remembered my Aunt Maggie, (she was someone who knew how to forage the hills of West Virginia). She would have eagerly taken these. Then I remembered her recipe for peach cobbler and thought why not? There's enough here and they are most certainly sweet enough. Aunt Maggie would be proud that I didn't let them go to waste.
You will need:
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup + 2 Tabs. sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 teas salt
1/2 teas cinnamon
1/4 teas nutmeg
1/4 teas allspice
approximately 3 cups of sliced peaches
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray an 8 X 8 inch baking dish with baking spray.
Wash, peel, pit, and slice the peaches into bite sized pieces. Layer the peaches into the bottom of an 8 X 8 inch baking dish. Sprinkle 2 Tablespoons of sugar over the top of the peaches, stir to mix the sugar over all the peaches.
In a medium bowl combine the flour, 1/4 cup sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir well to incorporate everything together.
Add the butter, and cut into the flour mixture until it resembles small peas.
This is what your topping will look like.
Spread the topping over the peaches.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until the topping is golden brown.
Remove from oven and allow to cool on a baking sheet.
Just that quick and easy, you have a wonderful old fashioned peach cobbler.
I enjoy mine served slightly warm, plain.
My husband likes to add a scoop of ice cream on top of his. No matter how you serve it, fresh peach cobble can't be beat.
Enjoy !
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