Recipes: Dessert

Ingredients

• Cobbler Ingredients

  • 2 pounds fresh or frozen peaches, cut into thick wedges
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 4 tablespoons bourbon
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• Biscuit Topping Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (plus 1 tbsp for sprinkling)
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup whole milk (plus 1 tsp for glazing biscuits)

Preparation

• Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400˚F.
  2. In a bowl, toss and combine peaches, blueberries, sugars, cornstarch, bourbon and vanilla.
  3. Pour the mixture into a 9-inch cast iron or heavy metal pan.

• Biscuit Topping Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, butter. Crumble together until the butter is like sand.
  2. Mix in the milk until the dough comes together and forms a ball.
  3. Place the dough onto a floured work surface and pat into a circle, about 1-inch thick.
  4. Using a 3-inch round cutter, cut out 6 pieces of the biscuit dough and set them on top of the fruit mixture.
  5. Using a pastry brush, glaze the biscuits with the remaining milk and sprinkle liberally with remaining sugar.
  6. Place the cobbler into the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until biscuits are golden brown and cooked through underneath.