Fresh Peach Cobbler

Filling:

• 7 medium peaches (ripe but firm)
• 1 teaspoon sugar per peach
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• pinch table salt

Biscuit topping:

• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoon unsalted butter (room temperature; cut into 1/4 inch cubes)
• 1/3 cup yogurt (whole-milk)
• additional 1 tablespoon sugar

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 425°F.
2. Fruit filling: Peel peaches, then halve and pit each. Using small spoon, scoop out and discard dark flesh from pit area. Cut each half into 4 wedges. Gently toss peaches and sugar together in large bowl; let stand for 30 minutes, tossing several times. Drain peaches in colander set over large bowl. Whisk 1/4 cup of drained juice (discard extra), cornstarch, lemon juice, and salt together in small bowl. Toss peach juice mixture with peach slices and transfer to 8-inch-square glass baking dish. Bake until peaches begin to bubble around edges, about 10 minutes.
3. Topping: While peaches are baking, combine flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt. Scatter butter over and mix with a fork until mixture resembles coarse meal, about ten 1-second pulses. Add yogurt and toss with rubber spatula until cohesive dough is formed. (Don’t overmix dough or biscuits will be tough.) Break dough into 4-5 evenly sized but roughly shaped mounds.
4. Remove peaches from oven and place dough mounds on top, spacing them at least 1/2 inch apart (they should not touch). Sprinkle each mound with portion of remaining 1 teaspoon sugar. Bake until topping is golden brown and fruit is bubbling, 16 to 18 minutes.
   
5. Cool cobbler on wire rack until warm, about 20 minutes; serve.

Notes:

• Do not prepare the biscuit dough any sooner than the recipe indicates; if the unbaked dough is left to stand too long, the leavener will expire and the biscuits will not rise properly in the oven.
• Leftovers can be reheated in a 350°F oven until warmed through.
• Serve the warm cobbler with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Tags: cobbler, peach