Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons white sugar, divided
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 large egg
• 0.25 cup cold water
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 3 pounds fresh peaches – peeled, pitted, and sliced
• 0.75 cup orange juice
• 0.25 cup lemon juice
• 0.5 cup butter
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Steps

1. Have the ingredients ready.
2. Start the crust by sifting the flour with 3 tablespoons sugar and the salt into a medium bowl. Use a pastry blender to cut in the shortening until you have coarse crumbs.
3. Whisk the egg and cold water together in a small bowl and sprinkle the mixture over the flour mixture. Bring it together with your hands into a ball of dough, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4. Set the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) to preheat. Roll 1/2 of the chilled dough to a thickness of 1/8-inch.
5. Use this dough to line a 9×13-inch baking dish across the bottom and halfway up the sides. Bake it in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, until golden brown.
6. To begin the filling, combine the peaches, orange juice and lemon juice in a large saucepan. Add the butter and cook over medium-low heat until it has melted.
7. Combine the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl, then stir them into the peaches until mixed together. Pour the filling into the baked crust.
8. Roll out the remaining dough to 1/4-inch thick and cut strips that are 1/2-inch wide.
9. Arrange the strips in a woven lattice over the peaches. Scatter 1 tablespoon sugar over the lattice and drizzle it with melted butter.
10. Put the cobbler in the preheated oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the top crust is golden brown.
11. Enjoy the finished cobbler.