Skillet Peach Cobbler

 

Our cast iron skillet has been getting a lot of use lately.  The skillet foccacia was a hit, but can the skillet make a dessert? 

My kids were complaining that we had no dessert in the house.  So I brought up a jar of peaches we canned last summer and decided to make peach cobbler.  In the skillet.  

Success?  Let's find out.

INGREDIENTS

16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

5 ripe but firm peaches, peeled, pitted, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Salt

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

2/3 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/3 cup sliced almonds, optional

Vanilla ice cream, optional 

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Make filling: Melt 3 Tbsp. butter in a 10 1/2-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add peaches and cook, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.

Add 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring frequently, until sugar has dissolved and peaches are soft and most of their liquid has evaporated, 3 to 5 minutes longer. Remove skillet from heat.

Combine flour, baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt, remaining 1/2 cup sugar and remaining 13 Tbsp. butter in a food processor; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. With motor running, add milk and vanilla, and process just until a rough dough forms.

Drop spoonfuls of topping over warm peaches and sprinkle with almonds, if desired. Bake until topping is golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes. Serve warm, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired.

VERDICT    

 

This is incredibly delicious.  Just don't look at the nutrition.  It will ruin it for you.

Nutrition

Calories 430

Fat 24 g

Satfat 15 g

Protein 5 g

Carbohydrate 50 g

Fiber 2 g

Cholesterol 64 mg

Sodium 251 mg

 

Source:  Myrecipes.com