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Monday, September 21, 2009

Grandma's Cobbler


I have a small arsenal of fall-back recipes. The ones I cook week after month after year, and we still haven't tired of them. Wheat bread, french bread, prawn coconut curry, chili, pinto beans...

This is one of those recipes, and you want to make it.

A quick and simple batter topped with juicy fruit, it takes only as long as it takes to cut and peel the fruit, and it bakes up into something magnificent. Soft and dense when warm, chewy and firm when cold...you want this. Tonight.

So quick- find some fruit, fresh or canned, and make a batch today!

Grandma's Miracle Cobbler

Turn the oven on to 350 degrees. Plop a few tablespoons of butter in a 9x13 inch casserole pan and put it in the oven to melt the butter. Meanwhile, mix 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 2 cups milk, 2 teaspoons baking powder, a teaspoon of vanilla, and about a 1/4 teaspoon salt. Whisk together. When the butter is melted, pull the pan out of the oven, swirl a bit to spread the butter, and pour the batter in. Sprinkle with about 8 cups of chopped fruit- fresh, frozen, or canned are all fine. Peaches, blueberries, nectarines, strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries are all family favorites. Anything soft and juicy. If you like, sprinkle a bit of cinnamon over the top too. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour.

This is best after it's cooled for a while, and is amazing with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. And the best part- it's kind of like a fruit pancake, and therefore makes a completely acceptable breakfast. Score!
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8 comments:

LunaMoonbeam said...

When Brian drove us home last night, we told him he could choose any dessert he liked as a payment.

He couldn't think of anything. Then he said, "Wait...what did LoLo make for the 4th of July? It had strawberries..."

I had made grandma's cobbler. ;-)

Su said...

I wonder if this will work with apples.... I have a lot of apples!

Teresa said...

Thanks for the recipe- I love cobbler-

Samantha said...

Okay, I so want that...mmmmm!

Casey said...

I'll definitely be giving this one a shot. Thanks!

Elizabeth said...

Hey, Myrnie -

Would frozen strawberries work, or should I defrost them first??? I would like to make this Wednesday night for supper. Yum.

How are you doing? Are you still growing veggies? Is it cold yet where you are? The mountain trees are beginning to turn here.

My son goes to the specialist tomorrow. Sure hope the doc can figure out what's troubling him. He's miserable.

Conference is in a couple weeks. Can't wait!
Hugs,
Elizabeth

Elizabeth said...

Hey, Myrnie -

Would frozen strawberries work, or should I defrost them first??? I would like to make this Wednesday night for supper. Yum.

How are you doing? Are you still growing veggies? Is it cold yet where you are? The mountain trees are beginning to turn here.

My son goes to the specialist tomorrow. Sure hope the doc can figure out what's troubling him. He's miserable.

Conference is in a couple weeks. Can't wait!
Hugs,
Elizabeth

Su said...

I tried this with apples softened on the stove, with a little sugar and cinnamon, as you suggested.
Also, I only had 1 cup of sugar left at home (yikes), so that's what I used. It was too late to back out at that point.
It is still delicious!!