A warm peach cobbler bubbling around the edges of a cast iron skillet is about as close as dessert gets to Southern comfort food.
Ingredients:
- 1 can (29 oz.) sliced peaches in juice or light syrup
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Optional: vanilla ice cream for serving
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Place the butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet and put it in the oven for a few minutes, just until the butter melts.
- In a bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, milk, and vanilla until just combined.
- Pour the batter over the melted butter, but do not stir.
- Drain about half the liquid from the peaches, then spoon the peaches and remaining juice evenly over the batter. Again, don’t stir.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon over the top.
- Bake for 40–45 minutes, until the cobbler is golden brown and bubbling around the edges.
- Let it rest for about 10 minutes before serving.
- A scoop of vanilla ice cream on top certainly won’t hurt anything.