Old Fashioned Fruit Cobbler

This recipe makes a 9 inch square baking dish of cobbler.  I usually double it for the large casserole dish.

First melt 1/2 stick of butter in the baking dish.  Then mix in a med. bowl:

• 1 cup of flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 and 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 cup milk

Pour batter over melted butter then drop fruit by spoonfuls( about 2and 1/2 cups) on top of the batter.  The fruit will sink to the bottom when baking.  Bake at 375 degrees until it is firm to the touch and golden brown.

If you would like to try fresh sour cherries in yours here is what I do.  Pit the cherries.  In a sauce pan place about 3 cups of cherries with 1/2 cup water and 1/3 cup of sugar and 2 pats of butter and2 heaping tbsp. corn starch and heat till boiling, then reduce.   Drop by tablespoonfuls into the batter and bake.  

For peach, I use about 4 to 5 small peaches.  Boil them whole for a min. or two to loosen the skin then put in cold water and then peel and slice and add to a sauce pan with 1/4 tsp. cinnamon and 1/4 cup milk, 2 tbsp. corn starch and 1/3 cup of sugar and 2 pats of butter, and 1 capful of reconstituted lemon juice and bring to a boil and reduce.  Peaches will thicken.  Using a fork place into the batter and bake.

You'll love this simple cobbler!  Real comfort food!

ENJOY!!