Peach-Blueberry Cobbler

By golfrn9

Ingredients

• Pastry:
• 4 c. peeled, sliced peaches (2 lbs)
• 1 pint blueberries
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 tbsp cold water
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
• 1 c. all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp sugar, divided
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/4 c. cold butter or margarine, cut up
• 1/2 c. heavy or whipping cream

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine peaches, blueberries, sugar, cornstarch and waterin large saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring gently; cook 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and peel. Transfer to 9 inch square baking dish.

Pastry: Meanwhile, combine flour, 1 tbsp sugar, baking powder and salt in large bolw. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in cream. Knead 2 or 3 times, just until dough holds together. On sheet of wax paper, roll or pat pastry into 8 inch square. Invert onto fruit. Peel off wax paper. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tbsp sugar.
Place baking dish on cookie sheet. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until pastry is golden.