Now That The Cherries Are Here...
It's time for some cooking! I came across a very nice looking recipe for cherry cobbler, which was good since I'd found cherries for sale at Trader Joe's: 3 pounds for six bucks. Can't beat that with a stick. Pictures follow the recipe.
Cherry Cobbler
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbs sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 6 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened pitted red cherries
- 1 to 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 tsp cornstarch
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- Vanilla ice cream (optional)
- For topping: in a medium bowl stir together flour, the 2 tbs sugar, baking powder and optional cinnamon. Cut in butter/margarine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
- For filling: in a saucepan combine the cherries, 1 to 1 1/4 cups sugar, cornstarch and 1/4 cup water. Let stand for 10 minutes (20 minutes if using frozen fruit). Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Keep filling hot.
- In a small bowl stir together the egg and milk. Add to flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Transfer the hot filling to a greased 2-quart baking dish. Using a spoon, drop topping onto small mounds on top of filling.
- Bake cobbler in a 400 degree oven for 20 - 25 minutes, until top is firm and somewhat browned. Serve warm or at room temperature with optional ice cream.
Cherry Cobbler @ Group Recipes
