Julie's Peach Cobbler

Last Sunday, our friend Julie invited us over for dessert. She made homemade peach cobbler. It was fabulous! Julie is one of the best cooks I know. I asked her for the recipe and this is what she sent me. I tried making it today. Mine seemed to cook much faster. As I recall, I think she sprinkled the cinnamon sugar mix over it during the baking and not before it baked- I wonder if that made a difference?  I didn't double the cinnamon sugar mixture and I still had a lot left over! As I typed this, I realized I put in too much lemon juice. I read "tsp" as "Tbsp," but it was still good.

Here's her notes:
I slice enough peaches to give me a good base (between double and triple the recipe). Because the peaches were so sweet, I kept the sugar the same but doubled the other items, and I doubled the topping recipe. (She cooked it in a large 9x13 dish.)

Here's her recipe, Serves 4:

8 large peaches, peeled and thinly sliced
1/4 c sugar
1/4 c brown sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
3 tsp cornstarch


1 c flour
1/4 c sugar
1/4 c brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
6 Tbsp butter, unsalted, chilled and cut into pieces
1/4 c boiling water

Mix together 3 Tbsp sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon

1. preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Combine peaches, sugars, spices, juice and cornstarch. Toss to coat evenly. Pour into a 2 qt baking dish. Bake for 10 min.
3. Combine flour, other sugars, baking powder and salt. Blend in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in water until just combined.
4. Remove peaches from oven, drop spoonfuls of topping over them. Sprinkle entire cobbler with cinnamon and sugar. Bake until topping is golden. About 30 minutes.