Monday, December 14, 2009

Peach Cobbler

6-8 servings

Ingredients:

2/3 to 1 cup sugar
1 TBS cornstarch
1 cup water
3 cups fresh peaches
2 cup flour
2 TBS sugar
1 TBS baking powder
1 tsp. salt
6 TBS butter
1 cup milk (or a little bit more)


Directions:

Preheat oven to 400.

Mix sugar and cornstarch together in a pan. Gradually stir in the water and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add the peaches and their juice, and pour into a baking dish. Dot with butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Stir flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Cut in the butter until the mixture looks like cornmeal. Stir in milk. Drop by spoonfuls onto hot peaches.

Bake 30-35 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream.

Notes: The dumplings in this recipe has already been doubled.

Source: Mom

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Measurement Conversion

1 quart = 2 pints
1 pint = 2 cups
1 cup = 48 teaspoons
1 cup = 16 Tablespoons
1 Tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
3/4 cup = 12 Tablespoons
2/3 cup = 10 Tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/2 cup = 8 Tablespoons
3/8 cup = 6 Tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 Tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
1/4 cup = 4 Tablespoons
1/6 cup = 2 Tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/8 cup = 2 Tablespoons

Oven Baking Temperatures

Degrees Fahrenheit Oven Temperature Degrees Celsius
250 - 300 ......................... 121.11 - 148.89
300 - 325 ......................... 148.89 - 162.78
325 - 350 ......................... 162.78 - 176.67
375 ......................... 190.56
400 - 425 ......................... 204.44 - 218.33
450 + ......................... 232.22 +

U.S. to Metric

U. S. ________________________________Metric
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce = 14.3 grams
2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup = 1 ounce = 28.3 grams
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup = 2 ounces = 56.7 grams
5 1/3 TBS = 1/3 cup = 2.6 oz = 75.6 grams
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup = 4 ounces = 113.4 grams
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup = 6 ounces = 170 grams
16 tablespoons = 1 cup = 8 ounces = 226.8 grams
32 tablespoons = 2 cups = 16 ounces = 453.6 grams
64 tablespoons = 4 cups = 32 ounces = 907.2 grams