SMS: Bear's Peach Cobbler

This week’s Sweet Melissa Sunday treat was Bear’s Peach Cobbler. I made a few crisps last fall when, courtesy of my CSA box, I was up to my elbows in pears, but I had never made a cobbler before. And it definitely will not be the last time! Since the recipe specified that the cobbler is best consumed the day it is baked and there are only two of us (and my boyfriend has never expressed any enthusiasm about peaches), my new five-inch pan is making its second appearance this week. This little pan came in a set with a nine-inch pan (another size I didn’t have before) and holds two cups, so it is perfect for quartering recipes that call for eight-inch or two-quart size pans. And if I purchase any more pans, I will need to start finding creative hiding places for them. The parent to this little one sat on the kitchen table for a week and then I found a place for it, but only because most of my Tupperware is in the dishwasher or housing ice cream.



I must say, Melissa Murphy knows how to make a great biscuit! I loved the ones we made for the Strawberry Shortcake selection at the beginning of May and I realized these are the same, though with a bit more sugar. I had a little trouble with the baking time for my cobbler. I knew it wouldn’t take the entire hour and fifteen minutes, so I set the timer for thirty minutes and periodically checked it, and by the time the topping was fully cooked it was probably about forty-five minutes and the peaches were a bit gloppy. It still tasted wonderful, though, and Mr. Penpen is now convinced he likes peaches. We shared some on Saturday afternoon and he had the leftover with his ice cream (pictured below) that night. He should know by now that heaping up gluttonous portions of desserts runs the risk of having the evidence photographed and blogged about (in his defense, we had just run eight miles before this was consumed).



I gave this recipe a 9 for Deliciousness and a 3 for Effort, giving it an EDR of 3. Many thanks to Andrea of Nummy Kitchen for this excellent seasonal choice. You can find the recipe on Andrea’s site and see what the other bakers thought of the cobbler via the SMS blogroll.