Southern Bourbon Fresh Peach Cobbler

Ingredients

• 4 cups yellow peaches, sliced and pealed (blanch in boiling water for about 30s depending on ripeness and skins should slip off)
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 fluid ounce bourbon (optional)
• 2 tablespoons fruit jam, blueberry and blackberry are very nice
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Reserve peals and pits from peaches.

3. 3

   Mix sliced peaches, sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon powder in a bowl and reserve.

4. 4

   Combine bourbon (Maker's Mark is really good in this), orange juice, lemon juice, lemon zest, fruit jam, cinnamon stick, and peach scraps in a sauce pan, bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer and reduce mixture for approximately 10 minutes.

5. 5

   Mix flour, buttermilk, baking powder, baking soda and salt with a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg and set aside or in refrigerator for a few minutes.

6. 6

   Strain reduced orange juice mixture and mix with peaches.

7. 7

   Pour melted butter into an 8x11" baking pan.

8. 8

   Spoon dough mixture over butter evenly, but leaving some gaps (this helps the dough rise over the peaches later.

9. 9

   Pour peaches over dough.

10. 10

    Bake for about 1 hour at 350F, or until the crust has risen to top of cobbler and crisped slightly. Can add a bit of sugar to top of cobbler just before finished and place in broiler to get a crisper caramelized topping, but beware this can be tricky.