A Tale of Two Cobblers

I've got peaches.  Lots of them.  So today I thought I would try a new peach cobbler recipe.  But just in case it didn't turn out, I went ahead and made MY personal favorite recipe too.
You know, just in case.

I have taste-tested the finished products, and have found BOTH to be delicious.  Here are the recipes, just in case you have peaches too.

Granny's Peaches and Cream Cobbler 

(no, not my Granny - I did not name this recipe)

A sweet filling, with not-so-sweet biscuit-like topping.  STILL my favorite.

Filling:

1 cup sugar

2 eggs, slightly beaten

2 Tbs. all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp nutmeg

4 cups peeled, sliced fresh peaches (I use more)

Cobbler:

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/3 cup butter, softened

1 egg, slightly beaten

3 Tbs. milk

3 Tbs. sugar

Heat oven to 400 degrees.  In a large bowl, stir together all filling ingredients except peaches.  Stir in peaches.  Pour into a 9x13 baking dish (I spray with non-stick spray).  In a medium bowl stir together all cobbler ingredients except butter, egg and milk.  Cut in butter until crumbly.  Stir in egg and milk just until moistened.  Crumble mixture over peaches; sprinkle with 3 Tbs. sugar.  Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until brown and bubbly around the edges.  Serve with whipping cream.  Yum-A.

Oatmeal Cookie Peach Cobbler

A tart filling with a crunchy-sweet cookie topping.

Topping:

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 tsp. vanilla

1 large egg

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

Filling:

11 cups sliced peaches (that's more like it)

1/3 cup granulated sugar

2 Tbs. all-purpose flour

2 tbs. lemon juice

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  To prepare topping, place first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy.  Add vanilla and egg; beat well.  Combine flour, oats, baking powder, and salt; stir with a whisk.  Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat at low speed until blended.  Cover and chill 30 minutes (I skipped this step - no time to chill.  It worked out just dandy anyway.)  To prepare filling, combine sliced peeled peaches, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 2 Tbs. flour, and lemon juice in a bowl; toss to coat.  Spoon (or dump) mixture into a 9x13 baking dish coated with cooking spray.  Dallop 12 mounds of chilled dough over peach mixture at even intervals.  (I just crumbled it on top -- messy, but again, dandy.)  Bake for 40 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.

If you enjoy a little tart with your sweet, you will love this recipe.

I made some home-made ice cream to go with the cobblers, just in case someone needs a little cool with their hot.  I made a batch of vanilla, and a batch of peach.  (Ice cream recipe here)

I food-processed two fresh peaches and added them to the mix, reducing the cream to 1 cup.

It's my new favorite kind.

My family is going to be love, love, loving me today.

This is waiting for Lex when she gets home from school:

An unexpected invitation to the Homecoming Dance (someone heard she was going to be asked by someone else, and hurried to ask her first).

How cute is that?