Earl Cooks Fresh Peach Cobbler

We love fresh fruit! On this day I was lucky enough to get a bunch of freestone peaches from our neighbors of almost 30 years who have just decided to move. They have generously shared their harvests of peaches and cherries with us over the years, so much so that we often have a difficult time eating everything they bring before it turns BAD. Determined to not let that happen to these lovelies, the last batch we will be getting from them, I set my mind to eat half and create something with the other. I knew I had something in the pantry to help me decide...Krusteaz Cobbler Topping Mix. I bought this box to both try and review it some time ago, but didn't have fresh fruit. Everything was coming together now, though.

I understand that some of you are saying "why use a mix, cobbler topping is not difficult," and you would be right, but remember, I am somewhat baking-impaired, and will look for help where I can. Krusteaz products are usually quite good and often quite excellent, so for those of us that need a bit of assistance when it comes to baking, this recipe/review is for you. For those who want to make their own, I will list the cobbler recipe, which is from the Krusteaz box.

Shown right are my ingredients on my trusty bamboo cutting board. I was a bit worried that I wouldn't have enough peaches left after eating our fill, but there were plenty. The ingredients are:

• Peaches (4 cups)
• Butter (6 Tbls)
• Sugar (3 Tbls)
• 1 large egg
• Cornstarch (2 tsp)

The steps are:

1. Heat oven to 350℉ and lightly grease an 8x8x2-inch baking pan.
2. Place the full pouch of cobbler topping in a medium sized bowl, add the egg and stir with fork until well combined.
3. After slicing the peaches, add sugar and cornstarch to peaches and mix gently. No need to
   
   remove the skin on these peaches because as it cooks, they become part of the dish. Add the peaches to the greased baking dish.
4. Evenly sprinkle the prepared cobbler topping (step 2). Drizzle melted butter evenly over topping.
5. Place in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes (I chose the longer time to make the topping even more crisp, but check yours after 40 miutes. Ovens vary greatly. Serve WARM topped with Ice Cream. We chose to use Red Button Creameries Harvest Peach and it was marvelous!

Result and Conclusions:
This was delicious! The topping tasted homemade, the peaches were marvelous and the ice cream...what can I say except that is tasted even better than it looks! Not only will I buy the mix again, I bought some the next trip to the grocery store!

This is the cobbler recipe from the box

This is the ice cream we used