A Man's Heart is in his Belly... FOOD!

Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler

    Our family has some interesting holiday traditions, and in the spirit of our Christmas BBQ in the snow, this last winter, I wanted to share a Delicious variation to an American favorite. I do need to give credit to my Uncle Burny for this recipe.
    If you own a dutch oven and aren't to thrilled about cleaning up the mess, I mean after all we had been working and cleaning dutch ovens all summer long, there is a simple solution. Your local hardware store carries aluminum dutch oven inserts, usually (3 pack) for under $5.00. Try it, it works great!

The recipe is simple:
(2) one quart cans of sliced peaches, in heavy syrup.
(1) box of yellow cake mix, (instead of Bisquick).
(1) can of sprite
lastly, your oil and egg as described on the cake box.

    Place the peaches into the insert or dutch oven first, but instead of draining the juice leave in one cans worth. Prepare the cake mix as directed on the box, but use sprite instead of water or milk. Add the cake mix over the top of the peaches, place the oven lid and bake.
    Due to the added syrup and sweetness, watch your cobbler closely. Once the cake top looks ready, remove the lid but continue to cook the cobble over the coals. The bottom of the cake is not cooked, boiling the peaches in their syrup will cook it. If the lid is left on, the top of the cake will burn. 

   Use the toothpick method to check the cake, although you'll need something more like a bamboo skewer. The skewer holes are also a good indicator, if peach syrup bubbles up instead of cake batter, your cobbler is done.
    Another benefit to the aluminum insert, it is easily removed and placed on a table to consume.
Happy when ever BBQ-ing!

Earl