Grandmother's Fresh Peach Cobbler

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 9 cups fresh peaches, peeled and sliced into 1/3 inch slices
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 1/3 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (slightly less if freshly ground)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 tablespoons good peach brandy
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 combine first 7 ingredients and mix well.
• 2 allow to sit until enough syrup has formed allowing the mix to be brought to the boil.
• 3 reduce heat immediately and gently simmer for 10-15 minutes until peaches are tender.
• 4 the time may be increased if peaches are extra firm, in order to cook them to the tender state.
• 5 when peaches are tender, remove from heat, and add the almond extract, peach brandy and butter, stirring to mix well.
• 6 pie pastry:.
• 7 roll out half of the pie pastry and cut to fit a baking dish or pan 8 x 10" (slightly larger will work).
• 8 butter the pan or dish generously and spoon half the hot peach mixture into pan.
• 9 cover the peaches with the prepared pie crust.
• 10 place into a preheated oven 475* for about 12 minutes.
• 11 spoon the remaining peaches over the crust and top again with the remaining crust,.
• 12 which has been rolled out and cut into strips to make a lattice work top.
• 13 place back into the oven, and bake for another 12-15 minutes until it is the desired golden brown that you like.