Peach Cobbler

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
8 cups peeled and sliced, fresh peaches
1/4 cup melted butter

Pastry:
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup shortening (half Crisco, half butter)
4 tablespoons ice water
Preparation:

Combine sugar and cornstarch until smooth.  Stir sugar mixture into peaches.  Add melted butter and mix well.  Pour filling into a 9" by 13" glass baking dish. 

Mix flour, sugar, salt and shortening in food processor until flour is the consistency of corn meal.  Gradually add ice water, stirring just until the dough holds its shape.  Roll out on a floured board and cut into strips a half inch wide.  Criss-cross dough strips over the filling and brush pastry generously with melted butter (about 1/4 cup).  Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar (granulated sugar mixed with cinnamon).

 

Bake at 400º for 30 minutes or until crust is brown. 

Serving Suggestion:

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or heavy cream drizzled on cobbler.