Southern Living’s Peach Cobbler

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar, divided
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 1 cup milk
• 4 cups fresh peach slices
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• Ground cinnamon or nutmeg (optional)

1. Melt butter in 13 x 9 baking dish.
2. Combine flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add milk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour batter over butter, but do not stir.
3. Bring 1 cup sugar, peach slices, lemon juice to boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Pour over batter, do not stir. Sprinkle with cinnamon, if desired.
4. Bake at 375 for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Can be served warm or cool.

This recipe is from Southern Living, June 1997. The original web recipe can be found at http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/easy-peach-cobbler-10000000257827/print/.