Easy Peach Cobbler
- From
- Mae Stewart
- Source
- Recipe Keeper (handwritten, p. 119)
- Serves
- 8-10
- Cook
- 350°F, 1 hour
Ingredients
- 3 cups sliced fresh peaches
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 3/4 cups sugar, divided
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup hot water
Steps
- Sprinkle peaches with lemon juice.
- Cream 3/4 cup of the sugar with the butter.
- Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt.
- Add with the milk to the sugar mixture to form a stiff batter.
- Spread the peaches in a buttered 8x10x2 dish. Spread the batter over the peaches.
- Combine the cornstarch with the remaining sugar. Sprinkle over the batter.
- Pour boiling water over all.
- Bake at 350°F, 1 hour. Serve with whipped cream, warm or cold.
Notes
- The card’s Temp/Time fields were left blank; 350°F and 1 hour are written in the instructions instead.
- The ingredient list gives “1 3/4 cups sugar” total, then instructions reference using “3/4 cup” and later “remaining sugar” — kept as written on the card.
