Preheat oven to 350°F. Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.
Mix in 1 cup sugar.
Slowly stir in milk to make a batter.
Melt butter in a deep casserole dish (about 3 quarts).
Pour batter over melted butter. Do not stir.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Carefully add peaches (I use tongs) and boil for about 1 minute.
Remove peaches from the pot and plunge them into a bowl of cold water to stop cooking. Skins can now be easily removed with fingers. Slice peaches into bite-sized pieces.
In a clean bowl, Mix the peeled, sliced peaches and 3/4 cup sugar thoroughly and carefully spoon them over the batter.
Bake for 1 hour. The batter should be golden brown on top before removing from oven. Top with heavy cream or vanilla ice cream.
Notes
*Ingredient tip: Be sure peaches are ripe and slightly soft—place in a brown paper bag on the countertop for a few days to ripen if necessary.
TO STORE: Refrigerate cobbler in an airtight storage container for up to 4 days.
TO REHEAT: Rewarm leftovers in a baking dish in the oven at 350 degrees F or in the microwave.
TO FREEZE: Freeze cobbler in an airtight freezer-safe storage container for up to 3 months. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.