Paula Deen's Peach Cobbler

     I just couldn't let the week pass before I threw in my two cents about Paula Deen and her current controversy. Of course, what she said was wrong, but the fact that the media is blowing it as far out of proportion as they are is a real shame. Anyone who bothers to find out the whole story will understand that something she said 30 years ago, in private, and in reference to an extremely traumatic experience has nothing to do with her character today. So in order to show my support for my girl Paula, I made her famous peach cobbler. I tried to stay as true to her recipe as possible, but I did cut it in half and cut back a little on the butter. If you're on Paula's side, make this as a tribute, and even if you think she's the devil, make it anyway because it's still delicious!

INGREDIENTS:
4 fresh, ripe peaches
3/4 cup self-rising flour
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup water
1 cup sugar, divided
3/4 cup milk
a sprinkle of cinnamon on top

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 and grease an 8x8 glass baking dish.
2. Make sure your peaches are perfectly ripe, so that they are easy to peel but don't turn to mush when you slice them. They will give a little when you poke them. First, cut all the way around the peach through the stem area. Then twist the two halves in opposite directions to separate the halves, like you would for an avocado. Once the peach is in halves, peel each one just with your hands. Finally, remove the pit and slice each peach half into thin wedges.
3. Simmer the peach wedges with 1/2 cup of the sugar and the water on the stove over low heat for about 7 minutes. You want the sugar to melt and make a syrup, but don't stir them so much that they lose their shape completely.

4. While the oven is heating up, put the butter in the baking dish and place it in the oven to melt.
5. In a medium bowl, mix the rest of the sugar with the flour and milk until there are no lumps.

6. Take the dish with the melted butter out of the oven and pour the flour mixture on top of it evenly, but don't stir it.

7. Spoon the peaches over the top of the batter and be sure to pour in all of the syrup. Again, don't stir it! Then, add cinnamon on top and bake for 45 minutes.

For some reason, my cinnamon jar didn't have a top with holes in it, so my picture looks a little unevenly sprinkled. Oh well...   Serve this with ice cream if you want, enjoy and come back tomorrow! I have so many goodies to share, I don't even know what to post next!