Julie's Peach Cobbler

If you haven't taken the time to enjoy the peaches from your local grocer or friendly neighbor who's been so kind to let you pick their peaches, then hurry up and get some and make this cobbler. It's our family's favorite!

Once again, I've made a recipe that has no exact amounts to the ingredients. Because the topping can be adjusted to fit any amount of peaches, I usually go by the size of the baking dish to determine how much topping I'm going to make. In this recipe, I used a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with sliced peaches filled to about 1 1/2 inches full. And yes, there is one stick of butter being used in this recipe but one stick is really not much for a 9 x 13 pan. So enjoy...

Julie's Peach Cobbler

5-12 peaches, washed, pitted and sliced
3-4 tbls. sugar (depending on sweetness of peaches)
1/2 teas. ground nutmeg
1 teas. ground cinnamon

Prepare peaches and place into a large mixing bowl. Coat with sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon and toss until fully mixed. Set aside. Preheat oven to 400 F degrees.

Topping:
1 1/2 cups yellow cake mix, dry
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teas. ground cinnamon
1 stick of butter (not margarine) at room temperature, sliced
Vanilla ice cream, optional

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the first 4 ingredients. Mix and add in sliced butter. Using a pastry blender or fork, cut in the butter until mixture resembles a doughy crumble.

Pour prepared peaches into a 9 x 13 baking dish and top with crumble mixture. Bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes until medium golden brown on top and peaches have bubbled on the sides. Remove and let cool for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with ice cream, if desired.