Kitchen
Dutch oven, coals above and below
Peach cobbler
50 minutes · serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 ripe peaches, sliced, or one large can, drained
- 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons butter
Method
- 1
Butter the inside of a 10-inch dutch oven, including the lid.
- 2
Toss the peaches with 1 tablespoon of sugar and spread them in the pot.
- 3
Stir flour, remaining sugar, baking powder, salt, and milk into a thick batter. Dollop it over the fruit. Dot with butter.
- 4
Set the oven on a ring of coals and pile more coals on the lid — more on top than underneath.
- 5
Bake about 35 minutes. The top is done when a twig comes out clean and the edges bubble.