A simple fresh Peach Cobbler is the essence of summer: warm spiced fresh peaches with a fluffy, crunchy lidded biscuit topping.  Bake in a skillet or casserole pan, and don't forget the vanilla ice cream!

fresh peaches granulated sugar cornstarch cinnamon lemon juice all-purpose flour baking powder salt unsalted butter milk turbinado sugar

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.   2. Cut each peach in half, twisting to remove the pit.  No need to peel the peaches unless you want to. Cut into slices and place in a 12-inch oven-safe skillet if you have one, or a medium saucepan.

Prep the Peaches

3. Add the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and lemon juice to the skillet or saucepan with the peaches and heat over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a gentle boil.

4. Once it comes to a boil, keep it there and stir for 1 minute until it is thickened and syrupy.   If not using a skillet, pour mixture into an ungreased 2 quart casserole pan.

Cook the Peaches

5. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.  Cut in the cold butter using a fork, pastry blender, or your fingers, until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.  There may be some bigger butter pieces – that’s fine.  Stir in the milk until you have a combined dough.

Make the Topping

6. Drop dough by even spoonfuls onto the hot peach mixture.  Brush the tops of dough with the melted butter, then sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon sugar over the dough.

7. Bake 25-30 minutes, until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbling.

8. Serve cobbler warm with ice cream!