Hill Country Peach Cobbler
Ingredients:
Filling
- 2 to 2 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1⁄3 cup cornstarch
- 8 cups sliced fresh peaches
- 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1⁄4 cup melted butter
Combine sugar and starch. Toss with peaches
Pastry (recipe follows)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Pinch of salt
- 1⁄2 cup solid all-vegetable shortening
- 4 tablespoons ice water
- 1⁄2 cup melted butter
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut shortening into flour until it is the consistency of cornmeal
- Gradually add ice water until the dough holds its shape. Roll out on floured board; cut into strips
- Pour peach filling into buttered 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking dish
- Crisscross dough strips overfilling. Brush pastry with remaining melted butter; sprinkle with sugar
- Bake in a 400-degree oven for 30 minutes or until the crust is browned. Serves 12
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