Smoked Peach Cobbler

Step 1

Preheat. Preheat your smoker to 275 degrees F and place a 12-inch cast-iron skillet directly on the grates.

Step 2

Make the peach filling. In a medium saucepan, heat the sugar, salt, lemon zest, and juice over medium heat. Stir just until the sugar dissolves completely (about 1-2 minutes). Pour the hot sugar mixture over the peaches in a large bowl and stir to coat thoroughly.

Step 3

Melt butter. To the preheated cast iron skillet, add the 6 tablespoons of salted butter. Close the lid and let the butter melt.

Step 4

Make the cobbler batter. While the butter melts, prepare the batter. In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Slowly stir in the milk until the batter is just combined. Some lumps in the batter are encouraged.

Step 5

Smoke the peach cobbler. Pour the batter over the melted butter in the cast iron skillet. Carefully spoon the sugared peaches (and any juice in the bowl) over the top of the cobbler batter. Close the lid and smoke for about 60-70 minutes. The edges of the cobbler will be browned and the cobbler dough will have swapped places with the peaches and be mostly on top. Serve warm.

Step 6

Serve. Remove the cobbler when the edges are browned and the cobbler dough has swapped places with the peaches and is mostly on top. Serve warm.