Southern style deep-dish Peach Cobbler | Made with fresh peaches with a top and bottom crust

fresh peaches

🥗Healthier: frozen peaches

💰Cheaper: canned peaches

Frozen or canned peaches can save time and are often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option while margarine is often cheaper.

Start by introducing the recipe and the ingredients needed.

Use 3 lbs of freestone peaches, about 8 medium-sized peaches, ensuring they are ripe.

Prepare the top and bottom crust by adding 3 cups of all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup of sugar, 3 tablespoons of brown sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt into a food processor. Pulse nine times.

Add 9 tablespoons each of cold unsalted butter and cold butter-flavored vegetable shortening to the flour mixture. Pulse 12 to 15 times until well combined.

Transfer the flour mixture to a medium-sized bowl, then add 2/3 cup of cold water and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Stir until the mixture starts to come together, then form it into a dough ball.

Cut the dough ball in half for the top and bottom crusts. Roll out the first half into a large rectangle for the bottom crust, then place it in a greased 9x13 inch baking pan and poke holes with a fork. Freeze for 10-15 minutes.

Roll out the second half of the dough for the top crust, trimming the edges to make it even and cutting it into 1-inch thick strips for a lattice top.

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Boil 1.5 quarts of water in a medium-sized pot. Place three peaches in a mesh straining spoon and drop them into the simmering water for about 20 seconds to blanch.

Remove the peaches, then cut a deep indentation around each peach and peel off the skin. Cut each peach into four pieces.

In a large bowl, combine the sliced peaches with 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/3 cup of brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of melted unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of allspice, 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and 1/8 teaspoon of salt. Stir well to combine.

Spread the peach filling evenly over the bottom crust in the baking pan.

Assemble the lattice top by placing three strips of dough lengthwise and then adding strips widthwise on top. Trim any excess dough with kitchen scissors.

Bake the cobbler in the preheated oven.

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