Peach Cobbler with fresh peaches

If peach is your favorite summer fruit, then the Peach Cobbler with fresh peaches will be your favorite summer recipe. It is relatively easy to make: you need peaches, sugar, spices and flour for the filling; then you top with cream, sugar, butter and, flour. OK. It is sweet and looks like a rustic pie but, it is different. Next to a melting vanilla ice cream scoop is the best sugary treat in a hot summer day. If you want to learn a bit about the history of the Peach Cobbler, continue reading below. Otherwise, jump to the recipe to make it asap!

What is a Cobbler?

A Cobbler to many Americans is a deep-dish pie topped with baking-powder biscuit dough, made with cream or buttermilk, which is often cut in circles or dropped by the spoonful atop fruit to give an appearance that is “cobbled together.”

In the Deep South, a Cobbler is a rectangular pie, cooked in a pan with a bottom and top crust, often with a milk-based batter poured over the fruit before baking. Although the Peach Cobbler remains the most popular one for the summer months when peaches are fresh and largely available, you can make a Cobbler with any fruit. In Pacific Northwest, Cobblers are made with native huckleberries, cherries, pears and even apples.

📜A short history of the Peach Cobbler

Nobody knows where its name originated from with certainty. This deep-dish fruit pie with thick, scone-like crust, was first recorded in 1859 and is perhaps related to 14th century cobeler “wooden bowl or dish,” which is of uncertain origin; or maybe its shape simply reminded people of a cobblestone.

Cobblers are believed to have originated in the British American colonies. English settlers couldn’t make their favorite suet puddings as they lacked both the ingredients and the cooking equipment. Instead, they covered a stewed fruit filling with a layer of uncooked plain biscuits or scone batter fitted together. In addition, as fresh peaches or other fruits were difficult to find, they used preserved, canned, or dried fruit before baking over an open fire until golden brown.

According to food historians, Cobblers were quickly integrated into the settler diet, many choosing to eat the sweet dish for breakfast, as a first course, or as a main dish – it wasn’t until the late 19th century that the Cobbler was officially labeled as a dessert.

Why we love 💕this Peach Cobbler with fresh peaches

• We love fresh peaches
• It is juicy and sweet and so summery!
• It requires some technique, but it is not too hard to make
• It goes so well with a scoop of ice cream!

🕐How to make this Peach Cobbler with fresh peaches

• Mix all the ingredients for the filling a large bowl and toss to combine – it should include peaches, sugar, lemon juice, flour, salt, and some spices if you wish

• Transfer to a greased 8” x 8” baking pan, sprinkle brown sugar on top and, bake for 10 minutes

• Mix dry ingredients for the topping, add the chilled butter, and combine them together
• Add heavy cream and water to the mixture and stir with a fork until all the dry ingredients are moist and somewhat sticky
• Remove baking pan from oven and carefully spoon dough over the top, making sure the dough is the same thickness throughout
• Return to oven and bake for another 10-15 minutes, or until the topping begins to brown.
• Remove from oven and brush the top with the egg whitewash and sprinkle remaining sugar on top. Return to oven to finish baking, another 10-15 minutes. Remove from oven when the top is golden brown.
• Serve the Peach Cobbler with fresh peaches with fresh cream, homemade clotted cream or ice cream

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