I like biscuit-style cobblers and my favorite peach cobbler recipe is the one in the Silver Palate cookbook. Served warm with vanilla ice cream, it's heaven. Might have to make one, when DD and her BF are around to help us eat it. Peach Cobbler 4 cups peeled and sliced ripe peaches 2/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon almond extract 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup vegetable shortening 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/4 cup milk 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a 2-quart baking dish. 2. Arrange peaches in baking dish. Sprinkle with 2/3 cup sugar, the lemon zest and juice, and almond extract. 3. Bake for 20 minutes. 4. While peaches are baking, sift flour, 1 tablespoon of the remaining sugar, the baking powder, and salt together into a bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles cornmeal. Combine beaten egg and milk and mix into dry ingredients until just combined. 5. Remove peaches from oven and quickly drop dough by large spoonfuls over surface. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Return to the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until top is firm and golden brown

Sally, this is the recipe I use for pie crust and cobbler crust. It is easy and always turns out good. Never Fail Flaky pie crust 2 c. flour , 1 T. milk 1 t. salt , 1/4 c. boiling water 3/4 c. crisco (I use butter flavor crisco) Blend flour, salt and crisco together with pastry blender. Add milk and water and roll in ball. Divide in half and roll out between two sheets of wax paper and ease into two pie pans. If making cobbler I freeze one ball in the freezer until needed and roll the other out to put on the top of the fruit. For the cobbler, peal and slice 4 c. ripe peaches add 3/4 c. sugar and 2 T. flour Put in 8X8 pan and cover with crust. Bake at 350 for 45 min. You can weave top in strips or top with whole crust. I usually sprinkle the top with cinnamon sugar. You can put a crust on the bottom and one on the top if you want. If you like the fruit mixture thicker add a little more flour. Hope this helps and sorry I have been so slow responding. I have been at the dentist today!

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My mother never had a recipe for anything. She just knew how to make whatever it was. Many years ago I found this recipe in a cookbook which was compiled by a group of school teachers. The name was supposedly derived from the fact that it is one of those recipes that were asked for at a restaurant, and then was charged $10 for. To me this is like my Mama's Cobbler. Ten Dollar Fruit Pie 1 stick of butter 1 quart of sweetened fruit 1 cup of sugar 1 cup of flour 1 cup of milk 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt Melt butter in a large baking dish. Heat sweetened fruit (may be canned.) Make a batter from remaining ingredients. Pour batter into melted butter. Pour fruit on batter. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Crust will rise to the top. Serve hot. **I always use a round dish. I have some extra good sweet blueberries and I'm going to make one tomorrow. Sue