Fresh Farmers Market Peach Cobbler
It’s summer and nothing beats biting into a perfectly ripened sweet peach. A juicy peach that leaves a sticky juice on your chin.
Well nothing but a WARM PEACH COBBLER!
Nothing says “summer” like a warm peach cobbler made with the freshest, juiciest peaches you can find. It’s one of those dishes that never tastes quite as good when you make it out of season – so be sure to enjoy plenty of it while you can!
Hunt down your local farmers market and make sure to pay a visit and buy sweet & delicious fresh peaches for this cobbler recipe.
Half of the fun of summer is searching through farmers markets to find the freshest produce possible. Corn on the cob that was picked in the morning and peaches that smell so sweet and taste so good!
Ripened peaches should smell really sweet. Don’t poke all the peaches and squeeze them because … ouch they bruise easily.
Fresh Farmers Market Peach Cobbler
Ingredients:
Filling:
8 large, ripe peaches, pitted and cut into small chunks
1/3 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
Topping:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup water
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, very well chilled
1 egg white, beaten with water added
1/4 cup sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees with the rack positioned in the center.
Add peaches, sugar, lemon juice, flour, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla extract to a large glass bowl. Thoroughly combine ingredient before transferring to a greased 8×8” baking pan. Top peach mixture with an even layer of brown sugar before placing pan in oven. Bake for 10 minutes.
While baking, add flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder to a different bowl and stir to combine thoroughly. Remove chilled butter from refrigerator and chop into very small pieces with a sharp knife. Add butter to the bowl and combine with dry ingredients with your fingers. You should have small pebble-sized pieces of butter when finished.
Add heavy cream and water to the flour mixture and stir with a fork until all the dry ingredients are moist and somewhat sticky. Do not overwork dough.
Remove peach mixture from oven and carefully spoon dough over the top. Make sure the dough is the same thickness throughout so it cooks evenly. You can cover the entire surface, or do like I did and leave deliberate spaces in between. It looks more rustic that way.
Return pan 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 white wash and sprinkle remaining sugar on top. Return to oven to finish baking, another 10-15 minutes. Remove from oven when the top is evenly browned.
Remove from oven and allow pan to cool slightly. Serve alone or topped with your favorite ice cream or whipped cream.
