Peach Cobbler

Total Time: 1 hr 26 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 25 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter flavor shortening, chilled
• 1/3 cup ice water
• 3 lbs medium peaches, peeled, pitted and cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for top crust
• 4 tablespoons butter, chilled, cut into small pieces

Recipe

• 1 pie crust:
• 2 sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
• 3 add the shortening and cut it in with a fork or pastry cutter until it resembles coarse crumbs with a few pea-sized bits.
• 4 stirring with a fork, gradually add enough of the water until the mixture clumps together.
• 5 gather up the dough and press into a flat disc, wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 6 cobbler:
• 7 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f. roll out the dough to a large square that is 1/8-inch thick.
• 8 using a 3-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 6 circles.
• 9 using a 2-inch cookie cutter, cut out 6 circles and keep cold.
• 10 butter 6 (4-ounce) ramekins.
• 11 place the smaller rounds of dough into the ramekins and press down into the bottom and sides.
• 12 place the ramekins on a baking sheet and place in the oven.
• 13 bake for 10 minutes or until light golden brown.
• 14 remove from the oven and cool completely.
• 15 in a medium bowl, toss the peaches, cornstarch, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon.
• 16 fold in the butter.
• 17 divide the peach mixture between the 6 ramekins.
• 18 cover the peach mixture with the larger rounds of dough, letting the dough come down the sides of the ramekins.
• 19 pinch the dough firmly onto the top edge of the dish.
• 20 cut a few slits in the top of the dough.
• 21 place the ramekins on a baking sheet and place back in the oven and bake until golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes.
• 22 remove the cobbler from the oven and sprinkle with cinnamon.