Homemade Peach Cobbler

Homemade Peach Cobbler

Recipe By: Devin Judkins

What's up world? Y'all going good? You good? You good? I'm good! You good? Okay, good. So, I love a good peach cobbler, and since peaches are in season and they have been on sale a lot, I decided it was time to share my recipe with you all. Now, every other time I've made my peach cobbler, I've always used canned peaches, but since the peaches were in season, I decided to used fresh peaches.

Now, I will admit that I know nothing about picking good produce. I can never tell if it's too ripe, not ripe enough, or just right, which is why the video for this recipe was not posted sooner. When I first decided to record my recipe for YouTube (about three weeks ago) I purchases peaches that were too ripe, so I had to stop filming. The second time I tried to film it, I purchased peaches that weren't ripe enough, so I had to stop production on that video as well. Fast forward to this past week, I got some perfect peaches and I was so happy.

For this recipe, I tried something new, I decided to blanch the peaches, which is basically, you place them in boiling water and boil them for about 45 seconds to 1 minute, and then quickly remove them from the boiling water and place them into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Doing this will help the skin come off of the peaches much better than just peeling them, but you can also just peel them if you want. I was quite surprised how easy the skins came off.

Note: If the peaches you are using are large, you might only need five or six. Mine were kind of small, so I used eight. 

Recipe:

For the filling:

- 6 to 8 ripe peaches

- 1 cup sugar

- 1 cup water

- 1 tsp. vanilla extract

- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

- 1/8 tsp. nutmeg (optional)

- 1 tsp cornstarch

- 1 tbsp. water

 For the topping/crust:

- 1 cup self-rising flour

- 1 stick butter, melted

- 3/4 cup sugar

- 3/4 cup buttermilk

- 1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

For the filling:

Place the peaches into a pot of boiling water and boil for 45 seconds to 1 minute. Remove the peaches and place them into a bowl of ice water and let them sit in the ice water for about 3-4 minutes. Peel the skins from the peaches and then slice them. Place the sliced peaches into a boiler over medium heat with the water, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Stir all those together and bring to a boil. Boil for about 10 minutes. Mix the 1 tablespoon water and the cornstarch together and pour that mixture into the peaches. Stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook for about three minutes until it thickens up. Remove the boiler from the heat.

For the topping/crust:

Mix together the flour, sugar, and cinnamon (if you use it). Add the melted butter, and pour in the buttermilk while stirring to prevent lumps. 

Pour the peaches into a lightly greased baking dish and pour the batter over the peaches. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. When the cobbler is done, remove it from the oven and let it cool for about 15 minutes and then serve.

I really hope you enjoy this recipe, please watch the YouTube video for this recipe, and subscribe to my cooking channel on YouTube (Devin Cooks). I'll see you next time.