Delicious Peaches Surrounded in a Flaky Crust - A Holiday Delight
Peach Cobbler is a traditional Grandma recipe. It has been around as long as anyone can remember and for good reason, it is the best. A huge bowl of cobbler topped with homemade banana ice cream melting down the sides of the warm dessert. A flaky crust that is bursting at the seams with peach juice and cinnamon flavors. Now, what could be better than that?
Ingredients for the Peach Cobbler
- 4 pounds of peaches, peeled and sliced
- 3.5 cups of sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
- Juice of one lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract
How to Make the Cobbler
- Peel the peaches, by placing them in boiling water with a slit in the skin for just a few minutes, till the skins peel back slightly.
- Remove from the boiling water and place in a cold water bath. Quickly remove the skins and slice the peaces.
- Place the peaches in a large bowl with the remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Place the peach mixture in a buttered 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Place four pats of butter on top of the peaches.
- Cover with the pie dough and seal all the edges. Fold the dough over the edge of the baking pan and turn under the edges.
- With a fork or small paring knife, make some incissions in the dough for air.
- Brush the top of the pie crust with some melted butter and sprinkle with some cinnamon and sugar.
- Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 45-60 minutes.
- Let the cobbler set for 20 minutes, before cutting and serve warm with some homemade ice cream. See the recipe below
Perfect Pie Crust
- Place two cups of flour in the food processor with 6 tablespoon of shortening and 1 stick of butter that is cold and cut into chunks. Add in a pinch of salt and pulse until the mixture is very fine. Slowly add in 1/4 cup of ice cold water. Keep pulsing till the mixture forms a ball. Remove from the food processor and knead slightly and put in the refrigerator for one hour.
- When ready to make the pie, remove the pie crust and let set on your counter for 15 minutes. Roll out the pie crust
Homemade Banana Ice Cream (Not Diet)
In a large mixing bowl or processor put the following ingredients:- 12 eggs
- 3 cups of sugar
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla
- 12 bananas mashed
- 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1 liter of milk
Diet Ice Cream Without Freezer
- 2 tablespoons of whipping cream powder such as Dream Whip
- 1 small can of evaporated milk
- 1 cup of milk
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 1 ounce of cocoa or 2 ounce of chocolate bar
- 1.5 tablespoon of honey or sugar
Instructions on How to Make the Ice Cream
- Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend for 3 minutes.
- Place in a glass hollow baking dish and place in the freezer.
- Stir every thirty minutes, until the ice cream is frozen and ready to eat.