So Miss Michelle's birthday month is August, and I was such a good friend I said to her "Hey Michelle....you pick the dessert this month." And I was both surprised and shocked when she picked something as simplistic and delicious as a Peach Cobbler. And I had every intention to bake it in August. I truly did....and yet I didn't. The Texas summer heat made me lazy and scatter-brained. We had my husband's birthday celebration to acknowledge and my husband was in the process of getting out of the military....and physical therapy sucked the life out of me. September rolled in with stifling hot days and cooler evenings...and hitting the farmers markets at full speed. It also made me realize I never made the dang peach cobbler. Putting myself to task, I decided this past Sunday I would make the cobbler and instead of sharing it with the dessert squad (ssshhhh don't tell them they didn't get any.)
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Cobbler is a southern staple and comes in so many different varieties. I love me a peach cobbler. I love me a chocolate cobbler. I love it with vanilla ice cream...or just fresh whipped cream. And of course....being the baker extraordinaire that I am.....I love to make things 'fancy'. Which means when I decided to bake the peach cobbler yesterday for my friends bible group....I needed to be 'extra' and decided to make a PEACH RASPBERRY COBBLER. Because that's how I roll. I also know how the bible group loves their dessert, so I opted to double up the recipe. You'll see towards the end of this entry, even a double batch wasn't enough!
When picking your fruit especially berries, make sure there is no or little moisture in the packaging as that can grow mold. Also firm berries are great for decoration but ripe berries are fine if your baking them in to your dessert. Slice up your peaches and don't worry if they're not all the same size. Baking secret....it's going to be delicious regardless of slicing or cubing a peach for the cobbler. I decided to use 2 cups (16 ounces) of peaches and a cup and a half of raspberries (12 ounces). You always want your sweet fruit to outweigh the tarter fruit. But let me tell ya, peaches and raspberries go together like PB&J!
Cobbler pretty much is dump all your ingredients in to a bowl and then whisk away because nobody wants a lumpy batter. In the bowl went melted butter, granulated sugar, I threw in a secret ingredient, and your flour. Next pour in your milk....and wanna know something? If you are vegan or lactose intolerant just swap out your vegan butter and soy milk for the real butter and whole milk that the recipe calls for. However for this cobbler I used all real ingredients.
Look ma.....no lumps!
How you place your fruit makes no difference. Granted you want it spread out, and somewhat evenly spaced. But honestly this is not the recipe to be artistic or worry about a design when dropping in your fruit. Unless you're Chef Rosie and in a 'feeling extra' kind of mood, and got silly with her fruit placement. (Don't ask.....just know that yesterday was a 'be extra' kind of day.)
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First I tossed in the peaches, and each row I rotated
the direction of the peaches. Lining them up with the curves facing one direction, then the next row the curves faced the opposite direction. Then I plunked in the raspberries (yes plunk is the professional term) around the peaches. Then I zig-zagged the peaches on top of the raspberries. Then I plopped in more berries (yes another professional term). And then finally the last of the peaches....becuse that was how I was rolling yesterday....asy it with me......I was extra.
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I would like to say that after it baked off and I brought it to my friends house that I was diligent in taking a photo of the completed dessert. I'd like to have thought that people weren't that ravenous and just attacked my Peach Raspberry Cobbler. But apparently bible study is serious work and people get super hungry. All I know is that people started making comments like "Oh this is delicious", and "oh my stars, Rose did a great job"...before I realized wheat was going on. The cobbler was under attack and being well....gobbled up! By the time I got over to my pan to take a photo of this dessert....this was all that was left:
So.........yeah.....I would have to say this dessert was a success....and I will continue to make this one both for business and personal consumption. Go ahead....give it a spin. There is no wrong or right way to cobbler. But I promise you....if after baking this....your clothes start getting snugger....it's not my fault.
xo
Chef Rosie
P.S......September's challenge is bringing to bark to the table!
