Cadens Day to make a Cobbler

August 2013

As Caden grows older, he is taking on many new tasks-including those in the "field and kitchen." Since Summer is in full swing, we thought it good he make an old fashioned fruit cobbler... We planned on a Fresh Blueberry Cobbler with fruit picked from our yard

however... the required amount of fruit never made it up the stairs into the kitchen

nor did it make it through the washing stage-it was simply eaten by the pickers.

It was decided that we use peaches instead as we lacked enough other fruit in our yard-even the blackberries have been ravaged by the foragers Caden and Aurelia!!

We chose a recipe that dates from sometime between the late 1700's and mid 1800's - partly for its simplicity, partly because all the recipes in the dated tome have turned out great to-date.

Ingredients:

• 2/3 C Sugar
• 1 Tablespoon of Flour
• 3 Cups Fresh Peaches, sliced
• 4 Tablespoons of Butter (we used a bit more!)
• 3/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon (we used a bit more)
• 1 1/2 C all-purpose flour
• 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
• 3 Tablespoons of Butter
• 1/2 C Milk plus 2-3 Tablespoons

Combine Sugar and Flour in a saucepan

Add peaches and cook over a low heat, stirring constantly until the fruit is tender-about 5 minutes depending on ripeness, quality and variety of the fruit.

(we added a bit of extra butter early in the process and did NOT use a square 8" pan-we didn't have one. Make sure you have enough space in your dish though!)

Pour into an 8" square pan, dot with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon. Set aside

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Pinch in butter (cut in) with finger tips until well distributed

With a fork, stir in milk adding just enough to make the dough soft then transfer dough to a floured board and knead 1 minute or so softly.

Roll into a 9" square about 1/2" thick.

Place on top of peaches pinching the dough to rim of pan

Bake in preheated over at 425 fahrenheit for 25-30 minutes or until browned lightly

Serve warm with fresh cream!

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