Sunday Dinner at Sassy's House ~ Peachy Pear Cobbler

Today's Sunday dinner main course was baked pork chop coated with Kraft Fresh Take Southwestern Three Cheese breadcrumb & cheese coating.  There was a little chili powder in that!  The package is enough to coat 6 pork chops.  I dumped about a third of the cheese and crumbs into a shallow pan to coat my two pork chops, saving the remainder to mix in with a meatloaf I will make later this week.

I surrounded the chop with fresh garden vegetables: fried potatoes and onions. wee atomic red carrots cooked with onions, second crop green and yellow beans cooked with onions.  Yep, I like onions!

Dessert? How about a peach cobbler with pears?  Unfortunately, I don't know where to begin looking for my Mother's peach cobbler recipe... in her two stuffed recipe boxes, the 3-inch high stack of magazine & newspaper clipped recipes, or several hundred cookbooks.

After going cross-eyed looking at Google images of cobbler recipes, none of which looked like Mom's, I winged it.  The resulting cobber was good, but it needs more liquid on the bottom and the topping batter should have been thicker.  But it tastes great.  I don't know why the pears turned pinkish.

Here is the recipe if you want to try it.  I'll be adjusting it if I ever make it again.  With luck, I'll find Mom's recipe someday.

Sassy's Peachy Pear Cobbler

15 ounce can sliced peaches in lite syrup
water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
4 ripe pears, peeled and quartered
2 teaspoons vanilla, divided
1 1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup milk

Drain syrup from peaches into 1 cup measure.  Add enough water to equal 1 cup.  Pour into saucepan and add cornstarch.  Bring to a boil, and boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.  Add peaches, pears, and 1 teaspoon vanilla.  Pour into 2-quart baking dish.  Place in 350 degree oven.

In medium bowl, cut together flour, sugar, shortening, baking powder, and salt until crumbly.  Stir in egg, milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Remove baking dish from oven, drop batter by heaping spoonfuls onto peaches and pears.  Return to oven and bake 35 minutes or until top is light golden.

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