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Cozy Southern Peach Cobbler Recipe with Easy Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuit Topping

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A comforting Southern peach cobbler featuring juicy peaches and a fluffy buttermilk biscuit topping that soaks up the peach syrup without turning soggy. Perfect for any occasion and easy to make with pantry staples.

Ingredients

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  • 5–6 ripe peaches, peeled and sliced (about 3 pounds or 1.4 kg)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar (100 g)
  • ¼ cup brown sugar, packed (55 g)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (15 ml)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (2 g)
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (5 ml)
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch (16 g)
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (190 g)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder (8 g)
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda (1 g)
  • ½ teaspoon salt (3 g)
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cubed (85 g)
  • ¾ cup buttermilk (180 ml)
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (25 g), optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish with butter or non-stick spray.
  2. In a large bowl, toss the sliced peaches with granulated sugar, brown sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, cornstarch, and a pinch of salt. Mix gently until peaches are well coated and the sugar starts drawing out their juices. Set aside for 10 minutes to macerate.
  3. Transfer the peach mixture to the baking dish and spread it out evenly.
  4. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar if using. Cut the cold butter into the dry ingredients using a pastry cutter or fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized bits of butter.
  5. Pour the cold buttermilk over the flour mixture and stir gently with a wooden spoon just until the dough comes together. Do not overmix.
  6. Drop the biscuit dough by spoonfuls over the peach filling, leaving some gaps for the peach juices to bubble through.
  7. Bake for 35-40 minutes until the biscuit topping is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the biscuit comes out clean, and the peach filling is bubbling at the edges.
  8. Let the cobbler rest for at least 10 minutes before serving to allow the juices to thicken.

Notes

Keep butter cold when cutting into flour to ensure flaky biscuit topping. Do not overmix biscuit dough to avoid toughness. Adjust sugar based on peach sweetness. Tent with foil if topping browns too fast. Can prep filling and dough ahead and refrigerate until baking.

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