Finding my paternal grandmother’s handwriting in faded pencil on a fragile piece of paper at the bottom of a recipe folder prompted me to make her peach cobbler for the first time in my life. I must admit that I can not remember my grandmother making peach cobbler…I remember her fresh peach pies and peach custard pies very vividly though.
To my delight, Grandma’s peach cobbler is a simple, basic batter cobbler that is easy to make and tastes great. It can be served warm or cold. I love it warm with ice cream or milk.
Grandma's Peach Cobbler
Ingredients
- 8 peaches
- 1 lemon (optional)
- 2/3 c. sugar
- 2 Tbsp. butter, cold
Batter
- 1 egg
- 1/3 c. milk
- 3 Tbsp butter or shortening, melted
- 1/4 c. flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Instructions
- Peel and slice peaches.
- Lightly toss peaches with the lemon juice to prevent discoloration. (optional)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Gently mix peaches with the sugar and pour into a buttered 9X9 baking dish or pan.
- Dot the top of the peaches with small pieces of cold butter.
- Mix egg, milk, and melted butter in a larger bowl.
- Stir in combined flour, baking powder, and salt into the liquid mixture until a batter is formed.
- Pour batter over the peaches and bake for thirty minutes until golden.
If you are wanting a double-crust cobbler instead of a batter cobbler, my maternal grandmother’s blackberry cobbler recipe can be used by substituting peaches for the berries and omitting the flour from the filling.