Recipe#4705

Title: Fresh Peach Cobbler

From: S.Pickell 
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 21:46:25 -0500 

      Yield: 6 servings
 
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1 tb Cornstarch
    1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
      4 c  Peeled fresh or canned
           Peaches, drained
      1 ts Lemon juice
      1 c  Flour
      1 tb Sugar
  1 1/2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
      3 tb Shortening
    1/2 c  Milk
 
  1.  Heat oven to 400F. Mix 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch and nutmeg in
  a 2 qt. saucepan. Stir in peaches and lemon juice. Cook over medium
  heat until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.
  
  2.  Pour into ungreased 2 quart casserole dish. Stir together the
  flour, baking powder, 1 T sugar and salt. Add the shortening and cut
  through with a fork until flour clings to shortening. Add milk. Form
  into a ball. Drop mixture by 6-8 teaspoonsful onto hot fruit.
  
  3.  Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until topping is golden brown. Serve
  with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
  
  NOTE:  You may substitute any fruit for the peaches, just being care-
  ful that the amounts are approximately the same.