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Brown-Butter Peach Cobbler
Melissa Hart

Brown-Butter Peach Cobbler

This is the batter-style cobbler with crisp edges and a soft center that rises around the fruit. Browned butter gives the easy batter a toasted flavor without adding another topping. Don't stir after the peaches go in; the uneven layers are exactly what makes it cobbler.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups peeled sliced fresh peaches
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar divided
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 8 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup whole milk

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 375°F and toss the peaches with 1/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, vanilla and cinnamon.
  2. Melt the butter in a 9-by-13-inch metal baking pan in the oven until it foams and shows brown flecks, 5 to 7 minutes; watch it closely.
  3. Whisk the flour, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl, then whisk in the milk until mostly smooth.
  4. Pour the batter evenly over the brown butter without stirring them together.
  5. Spoon the peaches and their juices over the batter, again without stirring.
  6. Bake until the edges are crisp, the top is deep gold and no wet batter remains in the center, 45 to 50 minutes.
  7. Rest for 20 minutes so the fruit juices thicken before spooning into bowls.