Peach Cobbler, from a Southern Kitchen in Brooklyn.

peach cobbler should only be trusted from the hands of someone from the south. somene who has spent time in georgia, someone who has shamelessly stopped so many times on family road trips at the big peach in south carolina, someone who isn’t afraid of butter or telling you exactly why her peach cobbler is the best.

and mine, of course. is the best.

i have always approached peaches with such revelry. these volatile little fruits are rarely perfect but when you bite into one and know, yes, this will be the best peach of the season, there’s no better gift.

i came across this little piece written years ago, by peach-loving, high-school liz, about my love for the finnicky, fuzzy little fruits:

people think of me when they think about peaches.

they give me peaches, my whole life they have.

they tell me about peaches they’ve recently eaten.

and I love peaches, I do.

but I don’t think I ever blatantly say that I love peaches.

maybe it’s in the way I speak of them how I experience them, the closed-eyed deep inhale I give each one before I pierce the soft skin and sink my teeth into the juicy flesh.

so odd, that I am compared with such a small, sweet, seasonal little fruit.

and now,

the recipe.

ingredients

4 cups peaches, peeled and sliced.

1 1/2 – 2 cups sugar, depending on the sweetness of the fruits you have chosen.

1/2 cups of water

8 tablespoons of butter, salted

1 1/2 cups of flour

1 1/2 cups milk

cinnamon (preferably form burlap and barrel in brooklyn)

what to do with the ingredients

preheat oven to 350 degrees (it’s going to get damn hot, if you live in brooklyn and only have a/c in select rooms. think of this as a great opportunity to sweat out your hangover. you know you have one.)
combine peaches, 1 cup of the sugar, and water into a saucepan. bring to a boil and let simmer for 10 minutes. remove from heat.
melt butter. (gotta be honest, i really enjoy doing obnoxious paula deen impressions while i’m melting butter. inspiration here.)
mix together the remaining sugar, flour, and milk.
pour melted butter into a 3-quart baking dish and pour or spoon the flour mixture over the butter. do not stir.
spoon fruit on top.
sprinkle with cinnamon.
bake for 30-45 minutes, until batter is cooked and everything ie smelling really fucking heavenly in that hot little apartment kitchen.
serve with vanilla ice cream.
realize that all of your sins have been forgiven.