Bourbon Peach Cobbler

Name: Bourbon Peach Cobbler
Yield: makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 6 ripe peaches, blanched, peeled, and cut into 12 slices each (see page 138 for blanching tips); 2 tablespoons bourbon; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons Basic Gluten-Free Flour Mix (page 19); 1 recipe Cobbler Biscuit Dough (page 149); 1 tablespoon dairy-free, soy-free vegetable shortening, for dotting top; 1 tablespoon light brown sugar mixed with 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon, for sprinkling

December 9, 2011

This recipe is a tribute to my Southern grandmother Catherene, who taught me to bake starting at the tender age of three. Part of her family hailed from Georgia and the others from Kentucky. The peaches are for Georgia, and the bourbon is, of course, for Kentucky!

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