When I was a kid, we had a nectarine tree in our back yard. It was in a tight space between a wooden fence and the house so it was rather protected when the little bit of cold weather we had come each January. I remember eating them and loving them. Each summer there was enough fruit from the tree to make a cobbler, so I've always just made nectarine cobblers, like my mom did before me.
This year I decided to see if I could tell the difference between a nectarine and a peach. To be honest, once you put it into a cobbler, I don't think there is a way to tell the difference at that point. Given the option though, I think I will continue to pick nectarines in the future. Just to be different, if for no other reason. That is just me.
I have not been happy with my mom's biscuits on the cobbler though. They seem too dense. Sorry mom. This is a recipe that I found that followed a different path that seemed good, but I did mix in a couple of my mom's tricks to make this my own.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, mix together peaches, and next six ingredients. Place in a 2 quart baking baking dish and bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
While you are waiting, combine dry biscuit ingredients with a whisk. Blend in butter with your fingers or a pastry blender. Add in the milk/cream until combined, but do not over mix it. That makes it tough, not biscuit-y.
Remove baking dish from the oven, and drop the biscuits over the peaches. Then sprinkle with the sugar cinnamon mix. Bake until the top is golden and slightly crunch – sugar you know – about 30 minutes.
Notes: This is a mix of my mom's recipe and something completely different. I like it, but I am still going to work on it. That's just me – I guess. My friends really liked this one. Hope to make a couple more before the season is over. Still will go with nectarines – it is just a thing.
14 August 2015 – perfect peach time – but will do this again before the "summer" is over – but with nectarines. Yep.
I'm not really sure where to start with this. I have actually (some how hate that word) started this post three times already, but have deleted it each time. So here goes … I so very much wanted this to work because the blueberries this year have been amazing and it will not be too much longer and then they will be done. They may be already. That is sad because then the wait begins again.
So here's the deal: this recipe, for me, did not work at all. Though the dough did taste great – who does not eat raw cookie dough?? Um, yeah.
I went back, thank goodness I keep up (mostly) where a recipe or inspiration comes from, and looked at the comments for this recipe and scrolled through them. At first I was just depressed because everyone was raving. Then I double checked to make sure I used all the correct ingredients – check. I had chilled dough – check. Then I scrolled further down the comments, and there, exactly, was the problem I was having. Thank goodness, I was not crazy, at least, not on this occasion.
From what I've read, it is the baking soda that was the issue or lack of baking powder. Either way! I'm going to get into that science this winter and plan to try again next year because I so want this to work. But please, do not try this until I get a better handle on it.
This is the original recipe. I so hoped it would work. But for me, it did not.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together brown sugar, sugar, and melted butter until smooth. Whisk in vanilla extract and eggs until combined. Add flour mixture and whisk until just incorporated. Use a rubber spatula to gently mix in blueberries. Cover dough with plastic wrap and let chill for at least two hours and up to overnight.
Adjust oven racks to middle and upper positions and preheat oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Drop dough by the rounded tablespoon onto baking sheet. Bake until golden, 13-15 minutes. Let cool 3 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
So do you post a recipe that does not work for you? Is it just a warning? I'm still not sure what to do with this. Ugh.