Old Time Oven Peach Cobbler

🍑 Old‑Time Oven Peach Cobbler

Ingredients (Serves 8–10)

• Peach filling:

  • 1 large can (29 oz) sliced peaches, drained or 6–8 fresh ripe peaches, peeled and sliced (~4 cups) southernfoodandfun.com+15yum.familyfreshrecipes.com+15recipesneed.com+15

  • Optional: 1 Tbsp lemon juice for fresh peaches

• Batter:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 cup granulated sugar

  • 1 Tbsp (or 1 ½ tsp) baking powder

  • ¼ tsp salt (if using non-self-rising flour) promisingrecipes.com+6gimmerecipe.com+6fullrecipy.com+6reddit.com+4recipes.kqeducationgroup.com+4reddit.com+4juliassimplysouthern.com+3samdoesherbest.com+3reddit.com+3

  • 1 cup milk

  • ¼–½ tsp cinnamon or nutmeg (optional) southernliving.com+15fullrecipy.com+15keyingredient.com+15

  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

🔪 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350–375 °F (175–190 °C). Meanwhile, pour melted butter into a greased 9×13″ dish (or 8×8″) cookingarthome.com+15yum.familyfreshrecipes.com+15fullrecipy.com+15.

2. Make the batter: In a bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, optional spice, milk, and vanilla (if using) until smooth yum.familyfreshrecipes.com+6fullrecipy.com+6reddit.com+6.

3. Assemble:

   • Do not stir! Pour batter over melted butter in the dish.

   • Gently spoon peaches (and juice, if fresh or canned) over the batter, distributing evenly halfbakedharvest.com+15yum.familyfreshrecipes.com+15fullrecipy.com+15juliassimplysouthern.com+7reddit.com+7cookingarthome.com+7.

4. Bake for 40–50 minutes, until top is golden and bubbly. Avoid stirring to let the batter rise through and form a delightful crust recipes.kqeducationgroup.com+1allrecipes.com+1.

5. Cool briefly, about 10 minutes, to let juices set. Serve warm, optionally topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream recipes.kqeducationgroup.com.

✅ Tips for Success

• Use ripe peaches—too firm fruit won’t soften fully during baking .

• No stirring is key—keeps the batter from becoming too bread-like in the filling .

• Let it rest after baking—the juices thicken and texture improves reddit.com+1samdoesherbest.com+1.

🔄 Variations & Upgrades

• Fresh peaches: Simmer slices briefly with sugar and lemon before using recipesneed.com+15cookingarthome.com+15southernliving.com+15.

• Spice it up: Add cinnamon, nutmeg, or almond extract for extra depth recipeoftoday.com.

• Gluten-free: Use self-rising gluten‑free flour—drop baking powder/salt accordingly mamaknowsglutenfree.com+2samdoesherbest.com+2gimmerecipe.com+2.

• Brown sugar & rich flavor: Swap regular sugar for brown sugar in batter or sprinkle on top .

🍽 Serving Suggestions

• Serve with vanilla ice cream—a classic combo 🍨.

• Great as a dessert, brunch treat, or even breakfast sweet.

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