Fresh Peach Cobbler With Praline Biscuits

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup water
• 8 cups sliced fresh peaches (about 5 1/2 pounds)
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 combine first 4 ingredients in a dutch oven; add peaches.
• 2 bring to a boil, and cook 1 minute, stirring often.
• 3 remove from heat.
• 4 pour into a lightly greased 13x9x2-inch baking dish; set aside.
• 5 combine butter, brown sugar, and pecans; set aside.
• 6 combine flour and 2 teaspoons.
• 7 sugar; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
• 8 add buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• 9 turn dough out onto a floured surface, and knead 3 or 4 times.
• 10 roll dough to a 12x8-inch rectangle; spread with pecan mixture, leaving a 1/2-inch border.
• 11 starting with long side, roll up jellyroll fashion.
• 12 cut roll into 1/2-inch slices; arrange slices over peach mixture.
• 13 bake at 400* for 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 14 yield: 12 servings.