Here’s a nice and easy cast iron recipe (especially nice when fresh peaches are in season).
Peach Cobbler:
- 1 Cup Flour
- 1 Cup White Granulated Sugar
- 3 tsp Baking Powder
- pinch of Salt
- 1/4 Cup of Butter
- About 6 Peaches
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Preheat Oven to 375°F
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Slice peaches into 12 equal segments, remove skin, place in a bowl. If you like, spinkle some sugar & cinnamon to your liking (I think they’re fine on their own).
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In another bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add milk and whisk until smooth.
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In a 10"-12" Cast Iron pan, melt 1/4 Cup of Butter on low heat.
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Once butter is melted, pour batter into pan, then pour fruit on top. Spread fruit around, but don’t mix in with the batter too much.
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Bake in oven at 375°F for 30-45 minutes until golden brown on top.
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Serve with vanilla ice cream.
That looks delicious! Interesting skillet too…most square ones I’ve seen have the handle on one of the sides, not the corner.
It was my first (and accidental) forray into cast iron.
My girlfriend’s family did a secret santa, and I had a saucepan on my wishlist. Instead of a saucepan, I got that, which launched my interest in cast iron (further boosted by, oddly enough, “The Truth About Vintage Amps” podcast, which spends a suprizing amount of time discussing cast iron for a podcast about old tube amps lol).
I ended up buying a “learner” pan at Value Village, a ~6" cast iron pan that was in need of some TLC. I stripped it, and learned how to season it. Once I had it down on that, I bought a #8 GSW pan on marketplace for $15, and then my girlfriends mom gave me her two Wagner 1891 pans (the ones with the embossed seasoning instructions).
Nowadays, this square pan has taken a backseat to the GSW and 2 Wagners and is usually just for baking.
That’s a fun little back story! And you’ve just inspired an idea for a new thread I’m going to start to ask people about how they got started with cast iron and where they are now.