Peach Cobbler

I always look forward to when the peaches are in season.   Fresh peaches make for some mighty fine peach cobbler.

PEACH COBBLER

(serves 6)

Ingredients:

*5-6 cups peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced into thin wedges

*1/4 cup white sugar

*1/4 cup brown sugar

*1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

*1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

*1 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice

*2 teaspoons cornstarch

*1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

*1/4 cup white sugar

*1/2 cup brown sugar

*1 teaspoon baking powder

*1/2 teaspoon salt

*1/2 cup butter, chilled and cut into small pieces

*1/3 cup boiling water

*1/8 cup cinnamon sugar

Directions:

~Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

~In a large bowl, mix together, 1/8 cup sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, & cornstarch.
~Mix throughly with peaches.

~Pour into a 8x8 inch pan.

~Bake for 12-15 minutes.

~While the peaches are cooking, in a large bowl, combine the flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, baking powder & salt.

~Blend butter in flour mixture using a pastry blender, until it resembles coarse meal.

~Add boiling water, mix until just combined.

~Remove peaches from oven.

~Drop spoonfuls of pastry dough topping over the peaches.

~Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over top of pastry dough.

~Return to oven and bake for 30 minutes.

Variation:

`add 1/2 cup pecans to pastry dough.

`top with some homemade vanilla ice cream.