Fresh Peach Cobbler
- 3 lbs peaches, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch slices
- 1 14 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 34 cup Crisco or 34 cup other shortening
- 3 -4 tablespoons ice cold water
- 12 cup butter, cut into small pieces
- 3 teaspoons sugar
- Combine peaches and 1 1/4 cups sugar in bowl.
- Let stand for at least 4 hours.
- To make pastry: combine flour and salt in bowl.
- Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add in enough ice-cold water until dough holds together.
- Gather into ball and divide in half.
- Refrigerate dough until needed or at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
- Grease a baking dish (9x13-inch).
- Pour undrained peaches into baking dish and dot with 1 stick butter (that was cut into pieces).
- Roll 1 piece of dough out on floured board to a 1/8-inch thick rectangle.
- Cut into 11 x 1-inch strips.
- Arrange strips across peaches in one direction only, spacing them 1-inch apart.
- Sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until pastry is beginning to brown.
- While cobbler is baking, roll and cut remaining dough in strips (same as above).
- After cobbler is out of oven, arrange strips on top of peaches to form lattice.
- Sprinkle with remaining sugar.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
peaches, sugar, flour, salt, other shortening, butter, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fresh-peach-cobbler-61355 (may not work)