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Peachy Ozark Cobbler
Author/Submitted by: Midwest Living Magazine's All-Time Best Recipes,
Dan Klepach (07-20-96)
Servings: 8
Categories:
Cobblers
/
Desserts
/
Fruits
Ingredients: 3
cups
Cake Flour 1
teaspoon
Salt 1
cup
Lard,
or Shortening
1/3
cup
Ice Cold Water,
up to 1/2 cup
7
cups
Fresh Peaches,
peeled and thinly sliced
3/4
c
Sugar 2
tablespoons
All-Purpose Flour 1/4
teaspoon
Ground Nutmeg 3
tablespoons
Butter Or Margarine
Butter Or Margarine,
melted
Sugar
Ground Nutmeg 1
cup
Milk 1
teaspoon
Sugar 1
dash
Ground Nutmeg
Directions:
1.
Combine cake flour and salt. Cut in lard till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually pour in water; blend to form pastry dough. Divide into 2 portions of 1/3 and 2/3.
2.
On waxed paper, pat or roll larger portion of pastry into a 12 x 12-inch square. Fit into bottom and up sides of a 2-qt square baking dish. Trim pastry.
3.
Toss peaches with 3/4 cup sugar, flour and 1/4 tsp nutmeg; spoon into dish. Dot with 3 Tbs butter or margarine.
4.
Roll remaining pastry into a 9 x 7-inch rectangle. Cut into 1-inch wide strips. Arrange pastry strips over peaches; trim to fit dish. Brush with melted butter or margarine. Sprinkle with some sugar and nutmeg.
5.
Bake in a 375 F oven for 55 to 60 mins or till pastry browns. Pour Ozark Dip over servings. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
6.
OZARK DIP: Mix 1 cup milk, 1 tsp sugar and dash ground nutmeg.
Credit this recipe to an old-time cookbook from Silver Dollar City, the theme park at Branson, MO. Some Ozark cooks substitute raspberries for peaches in this eye-catching and tasty dessert.
Credit this recipe to an old-time cookbook from Silver Dollar City, the theme park at Branson, MO. Some Ozark cooks substitute raspberries for peaches in this eye-catching and tasty dessert.
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