Peach Cobbler
Quick answer
- Total time
- 60 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
Peach cobbler is built from a layer of sliced peaches and a spooned topping made with flour, milk, and melted butter.
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The 500 g of peaches are cut into pieces that are not too thin, then mixed with part of the sugar and one tablespoon of lemon juice. A 5-minute rest draws out enough juice to taste the fruit before it goes into the baking dish. If the peaches remain notably tart, the instructions allow one additional tablespoon of sugar at this stage. The topping starts with 160 g of cake flour, baking powder, and the remaining sugar. Visible lumps are broken up before the milk and 70 g of melted butter are added. Mixing stops as soon as the dry flour disappears, which avoids repeatedly working the batter after it has come together. Spoonfuls are placed over the fruit with small spaces between them instead of being spread into one sealed layer. Those openings give the peach juices a route to bubble between the portions while the exposed tops brown. The cobbler bakes at 180°C for 35-40 minutes. A golden surface and juices visibly bubbling around the edges are the two doneness cues in this recipe. After removal from the oven, a 10-minute rest lets the hot fruit layer settle before portions are lifted from the dish.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Season
Preheat the oven to 180C.
Slice 500 g peaches into pieces that are not too thin, then toss them with part of the sugar and 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Let them stand for 5 minutes to draw out juices.
- 2Season
Once the peaches release juice, taste them.
If they are tart, add 1 extra tablespoon sugar. Spread the fruit evenly in the baking dish, keeping the edges level so the batter can bake evenly.
- 3Season
In a bowl, mix 160 g cake flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and the remaining sugar.
Break up visible lumps with your fingertips or a spatula so the topping rises evenly instead of forming dry pockets.
- 4Season
Add 120 ml milk and 70 g melted unsalted butter, then mix gently.
Stop as soon as no dry flour remains, because overmixing makes the biscuit topping tough instead of tender and moist.
- 5Heat
Drop spoonfuls of batter over the peaches, leaving small gaps between them.
Those gaps let the peach juices bubble up, helping the topping bake through instead of becoming soggy underneath.
- 6Heat
Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the top is golden and peach juices are bubbling around the edges.
Let the cobbler cool for 10 minutes so the hot fruit layer settles, then spoon it into portions.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Peaches rest with sugar and lemon juice for 5 minutes before baking
- Finish cue
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the top is golden and peach juices are bubbling around the edges.
- Avoid this
- Stop as soon as no dry flour remains, because overmixing makes the biscuit topping tough instead of tender and moist.
- Substitution
- Spoonfuls are placed over the fruit with small spaces between them instead of being spread into one sealed layer.
Cooking decision evidence
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60min, 7 ingredients
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55min, 8 ingredients
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