Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler
Ingredients
- 0 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp white sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 each egg
- 0.3 cup cold water
- 3 lb fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and sliced
- 0.3 cup lemon juice
- 0.8 cup orange juice
- 0.5 cup butter
- 2 cup white sugar
- 0.5 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- 1 tbsp butter, melted
Instructions
- 1
Sift flour, 3 tablespoons sugar and salt into a medium bowl.
- 2
Work in shortening with pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
- 3
In a small bowl, whisk together egg and cold water.
- 4
Sprinkle over flour mixture and work with hands to form dough into a ball.
- 5
Chill in refrigerator 30 minutes.
- 6
Preheat oven to 350F.
- 7
Roll out half of dough to 1/8 inch thickness and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish, covering bottom and halfway up sides.
- 8
Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- 9
Combine peaches, lemon and orange juice in large saucepan.
- 10
Add 1/2 cup butter and cook over medium low heat until butter is melted.
- 11
In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and cornstarch.
- 12
Stir into heated peach mixture, then remove from heat.
- 13
Roll remaining dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
- 14
Cut into half-inch-wide strips.
- 15
Pour peach mixture into baked crust.
- 16
Top with dough strips interwoven in a lattice pattern.
- 17
Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar and drizzle with 1 tablespoon melted butter.
- 18
Bake at 350F for 35 to 40 minutes, or until top crust is golden brown.