GF peach cobbler recipe

[sonofsven]

I was in Wenatchee, WA recently and picked up a flat of fresh peaches , and I've been working on a gluten free cobbler recipe and I think I've perfected it!
Not too sweet and a crisp topping that's not too doughy.
I cut and vacuum bagged the peaches so they will keep in the freezer
Here's the recipe (I generally use approximate measures; with fruit, sugar, butter, and a topping you can't really go wrong)


In a 8" ish square baking pan or large cast iron skillet chunk up four (or five) ripe peaches
Add: 1/2 T corn starch
         1/2 T white sugar
         1/2 T vanilla extract
         1/2 T baking powder
Cut a chunk of lemon and squeeze the juice in. If you have a zester add that, too.

For the topping, mix 1 cup of Bob's Red Mill one to one gf flour with 1/3 to 1/2 cup of white sugar (I do 1/3 cup) and a sprinkle of cinnamon, and crack in one egg. Mix well.
Take half a stick of cold butter and cut it into small chunks then add it and mix well with a pastry cutter or small spatula until it is grainy and sprinkle it over the fruit.
You're not going for a smooth pancake batter consistency, if you get that you've over mixed the batter. With gf flour, too much mixing turns it into glue.
Bake at 375* for 35 minutes, add vanilla ice cream or whipped cream to the still warm cobbler. If I'm cooking for guests I'll whip this together and in the oven right before serving dinner, then take it out and let it cool; the timing is just right.

[Turtle]

Thanks for posting this.

[sonofsven]

Thanks for posting this.

You're welcome, I hope you enjoy it.
I made it again with fresh blueberries I picked, about a quart.
The trick with the crust is to mix it with your hands after using the pasty cutter or spatula.
The first times I made it I overworked it with my hands and rolled it between my palms until it was flat and set it on top of the fruit.
The better way is to sort of grind it together with your hands until it is like beach sand and sprinkle it over the fruit.
I'm always happy to perfect a gluten free recipe. I took this to a boat picnic on an island where friends made us dinner, and one of them instinctively declined the cobbler because they are gf. They really lit up when I told them the cobbler was gf, which made md happy.